Agenda Template

Joint Standards Committee

To:	Councillors Rowley BEM (Chair) Fisher, Pavlovic, Runciman and Kent Councillors Waudby (Vice-Chair), Chambers and Geogheghan-Breen (Parish Council Members) Mr J Leigh and Ms R Mazza (Independent Persons)
Date:	Thursday, 23 January 2025
Time:	4.00 pm
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

AGENDA

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1. Apologies for Absence

To receive and note apologies for absence.

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2. Declarations of Interest

(Pages 7 - 8)

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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3. Exclusion of Press and Public
To consider the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting during consideration of exempt Annexes A(ii) and B (ii) to Agenda Item 10 (Monitoring report in Respect of Complaints Received) 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 Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as revised by The Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

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4. Minutes

(Pages 9 - 12)

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting of the Joint Standards Committee held on 12 November 2024.

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5. Minutes of Sub-Committees

(Pages 13 - 16)

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

· Joint Standards Hearing, 12 November 2024.

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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 Tuesday, 21 January 2025.

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. Urgent Business

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

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8. Open Consultation on strengthening the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England

(Pages 17 - 50)

This report provides a briefing for Members on the Government consultation on standards and conduct for local authorities.

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9. Review of Work Plan

(Pages 51 - 52)

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

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10. Monitoring Report in respect of Complaints Received

(Pages 53 - 64)

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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· Registering to speak

· Business of the meeting

· Any special arrangements

· Copies of reports

Contact details are set out above.

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