Standards Committee - 5 March 2010
Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House05th March 2010
NOTICE AND AGENDA
For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth on Friday, 5 March 2010 at 10am.
Members of the Committee:-
Independent Members: Valerie Kleanthous (Chair), Michael Baker, Stephanie Caplan, Nigel Gates, Peter Ratcliffe, Brian Sainsbury and Malcolm Sniders.
Councillors: Tony Barton, Paul Goggins and Ron Spellen.
Parish Councils’ representatives: Parish Councillors John Gell (Sarratt Parish Council) and Michael Morton (Abbots Langley Parish Council).
David Gardner, Director of Corporate Resources and Governance
25 February 2010
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The Committee welcomes contributions from Members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
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MINUTES |
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To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meetings held on 6 November 2009. |
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Matters Arising |
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NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS |
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Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 31 to be announced, together with the special circumstances which justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items. |
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DECLARATION OF INTEREST |
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To receive any declarations of interest. |
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APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIRMAN |
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To appoint a Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the current Local Government Year. |
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STANDARDS TRAINING – CODE OF CONDUCT – FEEDBACK |
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To receive feedback on the training session attended by Members of the Committee. |
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STANDARDS BOARD ANNUAL SURVEY |
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To comment on an annual survey that the Standards Board for England propose to carry out in 2010. 10 03 05 ST i - (07) annual return 2010 - guidance notes (pdf) 10 03 05 ST i - (07) annual return 2010 - preview of questions (pdf) |
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STANDARDS BULLETIN NO 46 |
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To receive Bulletin 46 from the Standards Board. |
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MEMBERS’ TRAINING |
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To receive and comment on the current Members’ Training Plan. |
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COMPLAINTS UPDATE |
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To receive update on Standards Complaints received the Council. |
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APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBER TO THE COUNCIL’S STANDARDS COMMITTEE 10 03 05 ST i - (11) appointment of independent member (doc) |
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WORK PROGRAMME |
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To agree the Committee’s work programme. |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3. |
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EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC |
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If any confidential business is approved under Item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional item(s) and a resolution to be passed in the following terms:- |
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“That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraphs 1 to 7 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.” |
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(Note: If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items). |
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OTHER BUSINESS - if approved under item 3. |
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