Each year the Surrey Leaders Group appoints representatives on behalf of all Surrey boroughs and districts to a number of outside bodies. The councils are invited to make nominations to the various organisations, which are then considered by a nominations panel. Each representative is appointed for a period of three years.
Representatives are appointed to the following bodies:
Active Surrey Sports Partnership
Surrey's County Sports Partnership (CSP), Active Surrey, is a network of groups and organisations from the local government, education, business, sport, health and voluntary sectors. They word together via their membership of the Surrey Sports Board (SSB) which aims to be the voice of sport and physical activity for Surrey on local, regional and national consultative matters.
Countryside Access Forum
The Countryside Access Forum is an independent body that provides advice to organisations in Surrey on improving access to the countryside - including rights of way and open access land.
High Sheriffs Award Board
The High Sheriffs Award seeks to encourage projects which involve young people in preventing youth crime. The Scheme gives financial support to young people in Surrey who want to help make their communities stronger and safer.
Mental Health Foundation Trust
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust provides health and social care services for people with mental health illness, drug and alcohol addictions and learning disabilities across Surrey and North East Hampshire.The overall aspiration of the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust is to ensure that people living within its catchment area enjoy consistently good mental health and well being.
Surrey CC Health Scrutiny Select Committee
Since January 2003, regulations under the Health and Social Care Act 2001 gave Councils statutory powers to watch over and promote health improvements in their areas.Councils with social care responsibilities can appoint overview and scrutiny committees which may review any matter relating to the planning, provision and operation of local health services and make reports and recommendations to local NHS bodies.The County Council appointed a Health Scrutiny Committee to fulfil this role in Surrey in conjunction with interested partners, including three District Council representatives.
SCC Pension Fund Investment Advisors Group
This panel oversees the management of the Surrey County Council Superannuation Pension Fund.
South East Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
This Association is the regional civilian body for the South East and is comprised of voluntary members. It deals with the operational requirements of all reserve forces in Surrey.
Supporting People Commissioning Body
The Commissioning Body oversees the development of a Surrey wide strategy for housing related support services, and provides an environment for frank and challenging discussions about future funding priorities for Supporting People.
Surrey Compact Implementation Group
The Surrey Compact has been developed as a tool to achieve the continued improvement of the relationships between the public, voluntary, community and faith sectors. The aim is to improve the use of resources by better communication, engagement and partnership working.
The Surrey Historic Buildings Trust aims to help preserve the historic architectural heritage in Surrey for the benefit of future generations by purchasing, selling, and restoring buildings. The Trust also makes grants and provides advice to owners. It is a registered charitable trust and is managed by a Board comprising members from Surrey County Council and the Surrey Branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England, as well as the Surrey Leaders Group.
This body relates to the Community Covenant for Surrey, a voluntary statement of mutual support between the local civilian community and its local armed forces community. It reviews the work of the signatories of the Surrey Community Covenant and oversees, and takes responsibility for, the administering of the Ministry of Defence Community Grants.