Meeting documents
Standards Committee
Tuesday, 8th May 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 13 February 2007, which were submitted to the Council on 16 April.
Item 3 - MATTERS ARISING
Summary:
To consider any matters arising from the minutes that are not dealt with elsewhere on the agenda.
Item 4 - NEW CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS OF WIRRAL COUNCIL
Summary:
This report introduces the Model Code of Conduct for Local Authority Members and recommends that it be adopted by the Council in place of the existing Code of Conduct, and further recommends that the Council agrees the preamble incorporating the ten general principles governing the conduct of members and that the consequential changes to the Council’s existing codes and protocols, required as result of the adoption of the Code, be incorporated into the Constitution.
Recommendation:
(1) That the Council be recommended to adopt the Model Code of Conduct issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government as set out in the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007, together with a preamble incorporating the ten general principles governing the conduct of members, in place of the existing Code.
(2) That the consequential amendments to the Council’s existing Codes and Protocols needed as a result of the adoption of the Code be implemented in the review of the Constitution.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
- Report of the Deputy Chief Executive/ Director of Corporate Services
- The Ten Principles
- Model Code of Conduct
Item 5 - UNREASONABLY PERSISTENT COMPLAINANTS AND UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOUR BY COMPLAINANTS
Summary:
This report introduces draft policies on unreasonably persistent complainants and unreasonable complainant behaviour and seeks the approval of the Standards Committee to forward the documents to the Cabinet and the Council for formal approval.
Recommendation:
(1) That the Committee consider the draft policies on unreasonably persistent complainants and unreasonable complainant behaviour and approve them with any amendments considered necessary.
(2) That the policies as approved be then forwarded to the Cabinet and the Council for formal approval.
Attachments: (click on an attachment to view it)
Item 6 - STANDARDS BOARD FOR ENGLAND - ROADSHOWS 2007
Summary:
The Council was offered four places at the Standards Board Roadshow to be held in Liverpool on the afternoon of Wednesday, 6 June. These have been accepted (at no cost). The Committee is asked to appoint representatives to attend.
Item 7 - ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Summary:
To consider any other business that the Chair accepts as being urgent.
Agenda Published: 27 April 2007