A special meeting of the Standards Committee will be held on the above date at 2.15pm at County Hall, Exeter to consider the following matters.
P NORREY
Chief Executive
A G E N D A
PART I OPEN COMMITTEE
1. Apologies
2. Minutes of the meeting held on 19 March 2102, attached (Page 1).
3. Items Requiring Urgent Attention
Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.
4. The Localism Act 2011: The New Standards Regime
As previously agreed a special meeting of this Committee is being held to update Members on the decisions of the Council relating to its future standards arrangements and to consider the proposed Code of Conduct for Members prepared in line with the requirements of the Localism Act and the Regulations published on 8 June 2012 for adoption by the County Council.
Documentation attached:
(a) copy of the draft Code of Conduct (Page 6);
(b) copy of General Notice of Registerable Interests (Page 14) and
(c) draft Guidance/Procedural Note for Assessment and Determination of Complaints (Page 20).
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PART II ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF PRESS AND PUBLIC ON THE GROUNDS THAT EXEMPT INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED
Nil.
| Members are reminded that Part II Reports contain confidential information and should therefore be treated accordingly. They should not be disclosed or passed on to any other person(s).
Members are also reminded of the need to dispose of such reports carefully and are therefore urged to return them to the Committee Secretary at the conclusion of the meeting for disposal |
MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER
| Membership | |
| Independent Members Professor W J Forsythe (Chairman), Mr Bull, Mrs Mayes, Mrs Saltmarsh and Alderman K J Turner
County Councillors (Designate) Councillors Brook (Vice-Chairman), Colthorpe, Sir Simon Day, Fry, Hook, Owen and Parsons | |
| Declaration of Interests | |
| Members are reminded that they must declare any interest they may have in any item to be considered at this meeting, prior to any discussion taking place on that item. | |
| Access to Information | |
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| Internet | |
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