Notice of meeting of

Joint Standards Committee -  Assessments Sub-Committee

To:	Councillors Kent, Runciman and Steward Ms R Mazza (Independent Person)
Date:	Wednesday, 28 January 2026
Time:	10.00 am
Venue:	West Offices - Station Rise, York YO1 6GA

A G E N D A

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1. Appointment of Chair
	To appoint a member to chair the meeting.

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2. Apologies for Absence
	To receive and note apologies for absence.

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3. Declarations of Interest		(Pages 3 - 4)
	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 attached sheet for further guidance for Members].

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4. Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting during consideration of the private report at Agenda Item 5, on the grounds that this contains information relating to individuals and information likely to reveal the identity of individuals. This information is classed as exempt under Private Document Pack paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006. Note: the private report referred to above follows the public report in the agenda papers.

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5. Code of Conduct Complaint received in respect of a City of York Councillor		(Pages 5 - 32)
	To consider a complaint of breach of the Code of Conduct received in respect of a City of York Councillor and determine next steps.

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6. 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: Ben Jewitt

Contact details:

· Telephone – (01904) 553073

· E-mail – benjamin.jewitt@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 and

For receiving reports in other formats

Contact details are set out above.

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