Joint Standards Committee

 

To:

Councillors D'Agorne, Fisher, Galvin, Kilbane and Rowley BEM (CYC Members)

Councillors Chambers, Rawlings and Waudby (Parish Council Members)

 

Date:

Thursday, 30 June 2022

 

Time:

4.00 pm

 

Venue:

The Snow Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G035)

 

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.          Appointment of Chair 

 

 

To appoint a Chair of the Joint Standards Committee for the 2022/23 municipal year.

 

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3.          Appointment of Vice-Chair 

 

 

To appoint a Vice Chair of the Joint Standards Committee for the 2022/23 municipal year.

 

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4.          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 13 (Monitoring Report on 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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5.          Minutes 

(Pages 1 - 6)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 20 April 2022.

 

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6.          Minutes of Sub-Committees 

(Pages 7 - 8)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the Joint Standards Assessments Sub-Committee meeting held on 19 May 2022.

 

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7.          Urgent Business 

 

 

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

 

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8.          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.  The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on Tuesday, 28 June 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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9.          Annual report for 2021/2022 

(Pages 9 - 14)

 

This report invites Members to provide their views on a finalised draft Annual Report for 2021/2022, ahead of its presentation to Full Council later in the year.

 

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10.      Government Response to the Committee for Standards in Public Life Review of Local Government Ethical Standards: City of York's Response to the Recommendations made by the Committee for Standards in Public Life Recommendation - Update 

(Pages 15 - 22)

 

This report provides an update on the activity undertaken (where possible) at City of York Council in response to the Recommendations published by the Committee for Standards in Public Life Review of Local Government Ethical Standards in January 2019.

 

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11.      Development of a Member Training Programme for the Ethical Governance Framework 

(Pages 23 - 26)

 

This report provides an update on the position regarding the development of a member training programme, in so far as it relates to the ethical governance framework.

 

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12.      Review of Work Plan 

(Pages 27 - 30)

 

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

 

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13.      Monitoring Report on Complaints Received 

(Pages 31 - 110)

 

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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