The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:-
1 Welcome to New Members:
2 Apologies for Absence:
3 Minutes: 5 June 2007
4 Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.
5 Exclusion of the Public: The Committee is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information. A draft resolution is attached for use by the Committee if it so wishes.
Open Items:
6 Adjudication Panel for England/Ethical Standards Officers – decisions (if any): To consider any published reports from the Adjudication Panels or Ethical Standards Officers.
7 Chief Executives response to the letter from the Standards Board for England:
8 Guidance for Members on gifts and hospitality (.pdf, 58kb): Report of the Director of Legal and Property Services enclosed.
9 Local regulation (.pdf, 37kb): Report of the Director of Legal and Property Services enclosed.
10 Standards Board annual review (.pdf, 721kb): Report of the Standards Board for England enclosed.
11 6th Annual Assembly Standards Committee Conference (15-16 October 2007, Birmingham) (.pdf, 51kb): Details enclosed.
5 places have been booked. 1 for the Director of Legal and Property Services (this will now be Kevin Lawson in view of Susan's retirement) 1 for Graham Wood and 3 for other members of the Committee. Nominations are now requested from members wishing to take up the 3 vacant places.
12 Parish Issues (if any): Members to report:
13 Discussion Period for Members to raise issues (if any):
Closed Item(s):
E1 Standards Board Decisions (if any): To consider non published reports from the Standards Board Referrals Unit:-
- SBE 19097.07
- SBE18875.07
- SBE18552.07
Following consideration of the above items, the Standards Committee Members will be asked to consider some scenario based local determinations. These scenarios are for training purposes only. They will not form part of the formal agenda.
EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC - SECTION 100A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972
Resolved: That the public is excluded from the meeting when the Committee discusses the following item for the reasons set out below:
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Agenda Item No. |
Title of Report |
Minute No. (to be added) |
Description of Exempt Information by reference to the Paragraph Number in Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 |
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E1 |
Standards Board Decisions (if any) |
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1 (Information about any named person).
The public interest in making the exception is that the Standards Board itself does not publish the decision as they have not been the subject of a full investigation. |
