Agenda and minutes

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PART 1 - PUBLIC

ST 22/1

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 3 KB

Members in any doubt about such declarations are advised to contact Legal or Democratic Services in advance of the meeting

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made in accordance with the Code of Conduct.  However, in the interest of transparency, Councillor M Taylor advised that he was one of the complainants in respect of the complaints set out at Annex 1 to Agenda Item 6 (Minute ST 22/4 refers).

ST 22/2

Notification of Substitute Members pdf icon PDF 166 KB

Minutes:

Notification of substitute members were recorded as set out below:

 

Councillor M Boughton – substitute for Councillor S Bell

Councillor F Tombolis – substitute for Councillor P Bates

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rules 17.5 to 17.9 these Councillors had the same rights as the ordinary member of the committee for whom they were substituting.

ST 22/3

Minutes pdf icon PDF 181 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 11 October 2021

Minutes:

RESOLVED:  That the Minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 11 October 2021 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

 

Matters submitted for Information

ST 22/4

Update - Code of Conduct Complaints pdf icon PDF 195 KB

This report updates Members on the complaints made to the Monitoring Officer that a Member may have failed to comply with his/her authority’s Code of Conduct.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The report provided an update on complaints made to the Monitoring Officer since the previous meeting of the Committee that a Member may have failed to comply with his/her authority’s Code of Conduct.  In response to a request for details of the cost of undertaking investigations and hearings, the Monitoring Officer offered to circulate these to members outside of the meeting.

ST 22/5

Committee on Standards in Public Life - Review of Local Government Standards pdf icon PDF 234 KB

This report updates Members on the response of the Government to the recommendations set out in the report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life following its review of local government standards.

Minutes:

The report of the Monitoring Officer provided an update on the response of the Government to the recommendations set out in the report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life following its review of local government standards.

Matters for consideration in Private

ST 22/6

Exclusion of Press and Public

The Chairman to move that the press and public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting during consideration of any items the publication of which would disclose exempt information.

Minutes:

There were no items considered in private.