Venue: Committee Room 1, Runcorn Town Hall
Contact: Angela Scott on 0151 471 7529 or Email: angela.scott@halton.gov.uk
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Minutes: Subject to the addition of Parish Councillor Canon David Felix’s apologies being recorded, the minutes of the meeting held on 25 May 2011, having been printed and circulated, were signed as a correct record. |
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Future of Standards The Monitoring Officer will update Members on the Future of Standards. Minutes: The Board received an update on the Future of the Standards regime. The
Monitoring Officer advised on the progress through Parliament of the Localism
Bill, which would contain legislation to abolish Standards for Although there would be no requirement for an authority to retain a Standards Committee or Code of Conduct, the independent aspect of the Committee had been recognised as having made a valuable contribution to the work of the Standards Committee in Halton. The
Monitoring Officer had become aware of suggested proposals for a voluntary code
for all authorities in RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
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Outcome of Complaint Investigation The Monitoring Officer will report on the outcome of a recent complaint investigation. Minutes: The Committee received an update from the Monitoring Officer following consideration of a complaint by the Assessment Sub-Committee at its meeting in July 2011. The Sub Committee considered the complaint to be politically motivated and therefore could not be considered within the criteria laid down by the Standards Committee. Furthermore, it was considered that the information submitted was not sufficient for it to be satisfied that there had been a breach of the Code of Conduct. RESOLVED: That the report be noted. |
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Recent Case Summaries From Standards For England PDF 15 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Committee received a report of the Strategic Director, Policy and Resources which outlined recent decisions in cases where a breach of the Code of Conduct had been alleged in other authorities. The Committee
noted and discussed the contents of cases from RESOLVED: That the report be noted. |