Meeting documents
Standards Committee
Tuesday, 13th February 2007
Venue : Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Summary:
The members of the Committee are invited to consider whether they have a personal or prejudicial interest in connection with any of the items on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.
Item 2 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the previous meeting, held on 27 November 2006, which were submitted to the Council on 18 December.
Item 3 - MATTERS ARISING
Summary:
To consider any matters arising from the minutes that are not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda.
Item 4 - REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY MEMBERS
Summary:
This report introduces the Department of Communities and Local Government’s consultation paper on the revised Code of Conduct for Members. It seeks members, views on the draft in order that any response may be made by the deadline of 9 March 2007.
Recommendation:
(1) That the report be noted.
(2) That members’ give their views on an appropriate response to the consultation paper on “Amendments to the Model Code of Conduct for Local Authority Members”.
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Item 5 - "UNREASONABLY PERSISTENT" COMPLAINANTS AND "UNREASONABLE COMPLAINANT BEHAVIOUR" - GUIDANCE FROM THE OMBUDSMAN
Summary:
This guidance has been issued with the aim of helping local authorities to formulate policies on unreasonably persistent complainants and unreasonable complainant behaviour.
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Item 6 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as being urgent.
Agenda Published: 2 February 2007