Agenda

Any apologies for absence which have been received will be noted at this stage.

The Chair will also announce any urgent items which due to special circumstances will be dealt with under late items.

The Standards Committee will be asked to approve the minutes of the previous meeting which took place on 4 June 2024.

Members are to make any declarations of disclosable pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interests which they might have in respect of matters on the agenda for this meeting.

The Committee will receive questions which have been submitted by members of the public in writing by noon two working days before the meeting. Each questioner will be given up to three minutes to ask their question. The total time alloacted for public question time is 15 minutes subject to the Chairs discretion to extend that period.  

The Chair will provide an update and request the Committees agreement to instruct the Monitoring Officer to seek a further representative.

Cllr Vivian as Chair of the Standards Task and Finish Group will provide members with a summary of the work carried out by the Group and request that the Committee formally notes the adoption of the revised Code of Conduct webpage and Member Complaints Form (attached to the agenda).

The Committee is requested to note the Standards Committee Work Programme (attached to the agenda).

The Standards Committee will consider any late items as follows:

a)    Items added to the agenda papers and made available for public inspection.

b)    Items which the Chair has agreed should be taken as matters of urgency by reason of special circumstances to be reported at the meeting.

There are no restricted items scheduled for consideration.