Joint Standards Committee

 

To:

Councillor Martin Rowley BEM (Chair), Fisher, Lomas, Pavlovic and Runciman (CYC Members)

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

Mr J Leigh and Ms R Mazza (Independent Persons)

 

Date:

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

 

Time:

4.00 pm

 

Venue:

The Thornton Room - Ground Floor, West Offices (G039)

 

AGENDA

 

 

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1.          Declarations of Interest 

(Pages 1 - 2)

 

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted 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. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

 

[Please see the attached sheet for further guidance for Members.]

 

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2.          Exclusion of Press and Public 

 

 

To consider the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following:

 

Annex A(ii) and Annex B(ii) to Agenda Item 9 on the grounds that it contains information which is likely to reveal the identity of individuals.  This information is classed as exempt under paragraph 2 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).

 

 

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3.          Minutes 

(Pages 3 - 6)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 21 November 2023.

 

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4.          Minutes of Sub-Committees 

(Pages 7 - 14)

 

To approve and sign the minutes of the following meetings of the Joint Standards Sub-Committees:

 

·        Joint Standards Assessment Sub-Committee held on 30 November 2023.

·        Joint Standards Hearing Sub-Committee held on 18 December 2023.

 

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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 are set as 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 Monday, 29 January 2024.    

 

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 made some changes to how we ran council meetings, including facilitating remote participation by public speakers. See our updates (www.york.gov.uk/COVIDDemocracy) for more information on meetings and decisions.

 

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7.          Parish Council Engagement 

(Pages 15 - 18)

 

This report looks at the issue of parish engagement and how this can be developed and strengthened.

 

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8.          Review of Work Plan 

(Pages 19 - 20)

 

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

 

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9.          Monitoring Report on Complaints Received 

(Pages 21 - 44)

 

To receive a routine update report on recent standards complaints.

 

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Democracy Officer:

Jane Meller

 

Contact Details:

Telephone: (01904) 555209

Email: jane.meller@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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