Joint Standards Committee

 

To:

Councillors Rowley BEM (Chair), Baker, Carr, Douglas and Fisher (CYC Members)

Councillors Rawlings (Vice-Chair), Chambers and Waudby (Parish Council Members)

 

Ms Davies (Independent Person)

 

Date:

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

 

Time:

4.00 pm

 

Venue:

The George Hudson Board Room - 1st Floor West Offices (F045)

 

 

AGENDA

 

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1.          Declarations of Interest 

 

 

At this point in the meeting, Members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests.

 

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2.          Exclusion of Press and Public 

 

 

To consider the exclusion of the public and press from the meeting during consideration of exempt Annexes A and B to Agenda Item 10 (Monitoring Report in respect of Complaints received), on the grounds that they contain information which is likely to reveal the identity of individuals.

 

This information is classed as exempt under Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information)(Variation) Order 2006.

 

 

 

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3.          Minutes 

(Pages 1 - 6)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 24 January 2022, and to receive an update on the following matters raised at the meeting:

·        supporting Parish / Town Councils in adopting the Model Code of Conduct;

·        substitutes for Parish / Town Councillors on Joint Standards Committee.

 

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4.          Minutes of Sub-Committees 

(Pages 7 - 14)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee Hearings Sub-Committee held on 8 March 2022.

 

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5.          Urgent Business 

 

 

Any other business which the Chair decides is urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

 

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6.          Public Participation 

 

 

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

 

Please note that our registration deadlines have changed to 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings.  Due to the Easter Bank Holidays, the deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Thursday, 14 April 2022. 

 

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form.  If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services.  Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

 

Webcasting of Public Meetings

 

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast, including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

 

During coronavirus, we've made some changes to how we're running council meetings. See our coronavirus updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

 

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7.          Draft Annual Report for 2021/2022 

(Pages 15 - 20)

 

This report invites Members to consider and comment upon the committee’s draft Annual Report for the 2021/22 Municipal Year ahead of its presentation to Council.

 

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8.          Government response to the Committee for Standards in Public Life's Review of Local Government Ethical Standards 

(Pages 21 - 24)

 

This report informs Members of the Government’s response to the review of Local Government Ethical Standards carried out by the Committee for Standards in Public Life.

 

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9.          Dispensation granted to Councillors sitting on the Customer & Corporate Services Scrutiny Management Committee on 7 February 2022 to enable them to participate in a call -in of a decision taken by the Executive Member for Environment and Climate Change. 

(Pages 25 - 28)

 

This report asks Members to note the granting of the above dispensation.

 

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10.      Review of Work Plan 

(Pages 29 - 32)

 

To consider the Committee’s work plan for the coming year and decide whether any amendments or additions are required.

 

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11.      Monitoring Report on Complaints Received 

(Pages 33 - 82)

 

To receive a routine update report on recent standards complaints.

 

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Democratic Services officer:

Name:  Fiona Young

Contact Details:

Telephone – (01904) 552030

Email – fiona.young@york.gov.uk

 

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democratic Services officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

 

·        Registering to speak

·        Business of the meeting

·        Any special arrangements

·        Copies of reports

 

Contact details are set out above.

 

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