Notice of meeting of

Joint Standards Committee Hearings Sub-Committee

 

To:

Councillors Douglas (Chair) and Fisher

Councillor Chambers (Parish Council Member)

 

Date:

Thursday, 30 September 2021

 

Time:

10.00 am

 

Venue:

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

 

A G E N D A

 

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This is a continuation of the Hearing adjourned on 31 August 2021

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1.          Declarations of Interest 

 

 

Members are asked to declare:

·        Any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests

·        Any prejudicial interests or

·        Any disclosable pecuniary interests

which they may have in respect of business on this agenda.

 

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2.          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. The deadline for registering at this meeting is at 5:00pm on Tuesday 28 September 2021.

 

To register to speak please visit

www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill out an online

registration form. If you have any questions about the

registration form or the meeting please contact the Democracy

Officer for the meeting whose details can be found at the foot of

the agenda.

 

Webcasting of Remote Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this remote

public meeting will be webcast including any registered public

speakers who have given their permission. The remote public

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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3.          Exclusion of Press and Public 

 

 

To consider whether to exclude the Press and Public at any point in the hearing when there is a possibility that exempt information under Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006) may be disclosed; namely, the identity of any of the witnesses called to give evidence.

 

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4.          Complaint against a Member of a Council covered by the Joint Standards Committee 

(Pages 3 - 34)

 

To consider a complaint made against Cllr Hardcastle, a Member of Deighton Parish Council, which has been referred to the Hearings Sub-Committee for determination following an investigation.

 

Report (pages 3 - 6)

Annex A  - Complaint (pages 7 – 10)

Annex B – Investigating Officer’s Report (pages 11 – 14)

Annex C – Code of Conduct Deighton Parish Council (pages 15 – 20)

Annex D – Standards Hearing Procedures (pages 21 – 26)

Annex E – Eve Hale Checklist (pages 27 – 30)

Annex F – Hearing Checklist – Councillor Hardwick (pages 31 – 34)

 

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5.          Urgent Business 

 

 

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

 

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Democratic Services Officer responsible for this meeting:

 

Name: Fiona Young

Contact details:

·        Telephone – (01904) 551027

·        E-mail – fiona.young@york.gov.uk

 

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Distribution:

Members of the Hearings Sub-Committee

Monitoring Officer

Complainant

Subject Member

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democracy Officer responsible for servicing this meeting Fiona Young Interim Democratic Services Manager

 

·        Registering to speak

·        Business of the meeting

·        Any special arrangements

·        Copies of reports

 

 

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