Committee structure

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Council

Council

Cabinet

Wigan Council’s Cabinet meets every four weeks to take key decisions and consider important policy, development and strategic issues. It draws up policies, budgets, strategy and statutory plans and must publish a forward plan at least every four months of the major decisions it intends to take.

Cabinet

Governance

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee
Standards Ad Hoc Sub Committee

Regulatory

Licensing Committee
Licensing Sub
Planning Committee
Regulation Committee
Regulation Sub Committee

Scrutiny

Scrutiny Committees scrutinise the work of the Cabinet and of the Council and its partners and help develop policy making recommendations to the Cabinet.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Confident Council Scrutiny Committee
Confident Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee
Health and Social Care Scrutiny Committee

Other

Appointments (Ad Hoc) Committee
Health and Wellbeing Board
Honorary Aldermen Nominations Committee
Housing Advisory Panel