Meeting documents

Standards Committee
Thursday 9 February 2012 4.30 pm

Date:

Thursday, 9th February, 2012

Time:

4.30pm

Place:

Committee Room, Civic Centre, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold

Item	Description	Resolution
13	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE. Business for item 13
14	TO APPROVE AS A CORRECT RECORD THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2011 (Attachment: 1)Minutes	RESOLVED: That the minutes of the above meeting, having been circulated, be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.
15	DECLARATION OF INTERESTS. Business for item 15
16	INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW STANDARDS REGIME (Attachment: 2)Report of the Council Solicitor and Monitoring Officer Business for item 16	RESOLVED: That the following Working Groups are set up to: a) give consideration to the above issues listed below and; b) report back to the Standards Committee on what arrangements should be put in place to establish a new Standards Regime in line with the provisions of the Localism Act. Working Group A - Mr D. Evans, Councillor P.A. Hughes, Mr G Wallis Issues - Parishes, Committee, Independent Person(s) Working Group B - Councillor P. Barnes, Mr D. Kotak, Mr G. D. Proctor. Issues - Registration of interests, DPIs, Dispensations, Predetermination. Working Group C - Mr J Baggaley, Councillor F.J.D. Boot, Mr G. Parkinson Issues - Complaints arrangements/admin, Sanctions, New Code.

Present:

Mr J R Baggaley (Chair), P.G. Barnes, F.J.D. Boot, P A Hughes, Mr D. Evans, Mr D. Kotak, Mr G. T. Parkinson, Mr G.D Proctor, Mr G Wallis (a)

**Business**
Item	Business
13	Apologies were received from Mr G Wallis.
15	None.
16	The Council Solicitor and Monitoring Officer submitted a report outlining the steps needed to be taken to introduce the new standards regime in line with the provisions of the Localism Act 2011.