Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council House, Armada Way, Plymouth
Contact: Helen Rickman, Democratic Support Officer Email: helen.rickman@plymouth.gov.uk
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this Agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made by members in accordance with the code of conduct. |
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The Committee will be asked to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2010. Minutes: Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 10 March 2010 were confirmed as a correct record.
Under this item an update was requested on the current outstanding Standards complaints. Members were informed that there were currently two complaints to still be considered, a review from a complaint that had previously been submitted to an Assessment Sub Committee and a hearing as a result of a recent investigation.
The Chair informed the committee, for the benefit of new members, that the terms of reference for the Standards Hearing Sub Committee had been agreed at the City Council meeting on 5 July 2010.
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CHAIR'S URGENT BUSINESS To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.
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THE FUTURE OF THE STANDARDS REGIME PDF 291 KB The Committee will be provided with an update on the future of the Standards regime. Additional documents: Minutes: Tim Howes – Assistant Director for Democracy and Governance and Dave Shepperd – Head of Legal Services provided the committee with an update on the future of the standards regime.
The Committee was informed that –
The Committee discussed the changes to the standards regime and the possibility of continuing with a voluntary code of conduct for Councillors and a Standards Committee to maintain a voluntary code.
Members discussed that –
Agreed that Members of the Committee instruct officers to further explore the possibility of a voluntary code aligned with the Nolan principles and further engage with other public bodies and associations to research work done regionally and nationally in light of national guidance and report back to the committee in June 2011. Members also requested that officers consider the Council’s employee terms of employment and disciplinary procedure when researching new ideas for the standards regime.
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DATE AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING The next Standards Committee will take place on 16 March 2011 at 10am in the Council House. Minutes: The next scheduled meeting of the standards committee was due to take place on 16 March 2011, at 10.00 a.m. in the Council House.
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EXEMPT BUSINESS To consider passing a resolution under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Minutes: There were no items of exempt business. |