Councillor Jonathan Drean (Cabinet Member for Transport) introduced the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee, change to Terms of Reference.  This was seconded by Councillor Pat Patel.

Following a discussion the Council agreed the changes to the Terms of Reference as agreed by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee on the 1 October 2021 and Audit and Governance Committee on 29 November 2021.

For (45)

Councillors Allen, Mrs Aspinall, Bingley, Mrs Bridgeman, Dr Buchan, Carlyle, Coker, Collins, Corvid, Cresswell, Dann, Derrick, Downie, Drean, Evans OBE, Goslin, Harrison, Hendy, Hulme, James, Jordan, Kelly, Laing, Loveridge, Dr Mahony, McDonald, Murphy, Neil, Nicolson, Partridge, Patel, Penberthy, Mrs Pengelly, Rennie, Riley, Salmon, Singh, Shayer, Smith, Stevens, Stoneman, Tuffin, Wakeham, Ms Watkin and Wheeler.

Against (0)

Abstain/Not present (2) the Lord Mayor and Councillor Churchill.

The Head of Plymouth Highways presented the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee – Change to the Terms of Reference document and highlighted that the report had been worked on for the previous two years however the Covid 19 pandemic had impacted timescales. Changes had been itemised in the report and had been discussed at the Joint Committee and agreed at 1 October meeting; this decision would then go to full council at both Plymouth and Cornwall in order to be enacted.

Members supported the change to the terms of reference.

The Audit and Governance Committee agreed to accept the changes to the Terms of Reference as agreed by the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee on 1 October 2021 (to improve the efficacy and governance of the Joint Committee going forward).