Minutes for Standards Committee (replaced by Councillor Conduct Committee ) meeting, Oct 15 2009, 7.30PM official page

Members of the Committee are invited to identify any personal or prejudicial interests relevant to items on the agenda.  A definition of personal and prejudicial interests has been attached for members’ information.

To receive and confirm the minutes of the Standards Committee meeting held on 17 June 2009.

To receive a report from the Director of Corporate Governance providing a summary of the Standards Committee (Further Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009 and Standards for England Guidance Notes on Joint Committees and Dispensations.

The Standards for England Guidance Notes on Dispensations is attached and the Guidance Notes on Joint Committees is available on the Standards for England website:

www.standardsforengland.gov.uk/TheCodeofConduct/Guidance/

To receive a copy of Standards for England Bulletin No.44 and No.45 and to discuss any issues of relevance.

To receive the report of the Director of Finance and Corporate Governance, providing a summary of the Killian Pretty Review and the Community Infrastructure Levy. The report outlines the recommendations of the Killian Pretty Review and how this is likely to impact on the Local Planning Authority’s functions. 

This report also provides information on the Community Infrastructure Levy, the current consultation and the impact this is likely to have on Infrastructure Planning and s.106 Obligations.

This report is for update and information only.

To receive verbal feedback from the Annual Assembly of Standards Committees held on 12-13 October 2009.

Councillor Alan Barker, Rufus Barnes (Independent Member), John Austin (Assistant Director Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer) and Asmat Hussain (Head of Legal and Deputy Monitoring Officer) attended the Annual Assembly of Standards Committees.

7.1       To receive for consideration the Standards Committee’s work programme for 2009/10.

7.2       This document will be updated as the year progresses to record the work of the Committee.

8.1       The committee is asked to note the scheduled dates of future meetings of the Standards Committee during 2009/10 as set out below:-

·        Thursday 21 January 2009 at 7.30pm

·        Thursday 15 April 2010 at 7.30pm

The above dates are included in the Council’s calendar of meetings.

8.2       The committee is asked to note that additional ad-hoc meetings may also need to be arranged.

The Committee is asked to note the following provisional meeting dates for the Assessment Sub Committee during 2009/10.  These meeting dates are provisional, to be used, only if required.  If any of these meetings are not required they will be cancelled and members will be notified:-

• Wednesday 18 November 2009
• Wednesday 16 December 2009
• Tuesday 12 January 2010
• Thursday 11 February 2010
• Tuesday 23 March 2010
• Tuesday 27 April 2010

The above dates are included in the Council’s calendar of meetings.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 excluding the press and public from the meeting for the item of business listed on part 2 of the agenda on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in those paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

(Members are asked to refer to the Part 2 agenda)

The Monitoring Officer will provide a verbal update to the committee on the number of cases and issues raised under the Council’s Whistleblowing Policy.