Meeting documents
Standards Committee
Tuesday, 22nd March 2005
Venue : Committee Room 2 - Wallasey Town Hall
Index to Agendas
Item 1 - DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Summary:
Members are invited to consider whether they have personal or prejudicial interests in connection with any of the items on this agenda and, if so, to declare them and state what they are.
Item 2 - MINUTES
Summary:
To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 8 November 2004, which were approved by the Council on 20 December without amendment.
Recommendation:
That the minutes be approved and adopted.
Item 3 - "A CODE FOR THE FUTURE" - REVIEW OF CODE OF CONDUCT
Summary:
The Standards Board for England is currently consulting on a review of the Code of Conduct.
The views of the Committee are requested.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 4 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REVIEW
Summary:
The Head of Legal and Member Services was intending to report on the progress of the Corporate Governance review, both in terms of the Audit Commission's report and one by the Council's Internal Audit Section. However, as a result of further meetings with Internal Audit, currently ongoing, it is felt more appropriate to await the full report and deal with the matter at the next meeting (on 6 July).
A set of questionnaire forms circulated separately from this agenda illustrates the various issues under consideration, and members might wish to base any comments on those papers.
Item 5 - NOTES OF A MEETING HELD ON 31 JANUARY 2005
Summary:
To consider the notes of a meeting held on 31 January 2005 at the request of the independent members of the Standards Committee to discuss a number of outstanding issues.
Item 6 - DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Agenda Published: 11 March 2005