Meeting documents
Standards Committee
Wednesday, 22nd March 2006
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 10 October 2005.
Item 3 - MATTER ARISING
Summary:
To consider any matters arising from the minutes that are not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda.
Item 4 - STANDARDS OF CONDUCT IN ENGLISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE FUTURE
Summary:
The Committee is invited to consider and comment on this document, issued by the ODPM, which is their response to various consultation exercises. It is accompanied by a Local Government Briefing Note prepared by Eversheds (Solicitors), who have in the past advised the Council on a number of matters including the preparation of the Constitution.
http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1162582 < (Please copy and paste this link into your address bar and press go) (A PDF version will be available from 15 March - A hard copy of this document is available at Legal and Member Services (Committee Services), Town Hall, Wallsaey.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 5 - GOING LOCAL: INVESTIGATIONS AND HEARINGS
Summary:
The Standards Board for England has issued a DVD as a training aid for local authorities investigating breaches of the Councillors Code of Conduct, which will be shown to the meeting. It last approximately 30 minutes.
Item 6 - INDEPENDENT MEMBERS MEETING
Summary:
To consider the report back from a meeting attended by Mr Haywood.
Item 7 - CONFERENCE: FIFTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF STANDARDS COMMITTEES
Summary:
The fifth Annual Assembly of Standards Committees, "Bridging the Gap", will take place on 16/17 October 2006. The Committee is requested to consider nominations to attend.
Note: last year the Committee resolved to send one elected member, one independent member and the Head of Legal and Member Services.
Item 8 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as being urgent.
Agenda Published: 14 March 2006