Notice of Meeting     STANDARDS COMMITTEE

 

Date and time

of Meeting               THURSDAY, 18TH OCTOBER, 2007 AT 2.15 P.M.

 

Venue                     COMMITTEE ROOM NO. 3, CIVIC OFFICES

 

 

Agenda

 

PART I

 

1.         Apologies for absence.

 

2.         Minutes.

 

3.         To receive declarations of interest.

(Note: Members seeking advice on this item are asked to contact the Monitoring Officer at least 48 hours before the meeting).

 

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4.         To consider the adoption of the procedure to be followed at hearings of the Council’s Standards Committee where the Committee has found that the Councillor has or may have failed to comply with his/her authority’s Code of Conduct, following an investigation and report by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

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5.         To consider the adoption of guidance for hearings of the Council’s Standards Committee where the Committee has found that the Councillor has or may have failed to comply with his/her authority’s Code of Conduct following an investigation and report by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.

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6.         Any items which the Chairman has decided are urgent (Part I).

 

PART II

 

THE PUBLIC AND PRESS MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING DURING CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEM(S) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 100A(4) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972.

 

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7.         To consider allegations of failure to observe the Code of Conduct for Members made against a Community Councillor. 

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            (Members are requested to bring their copy of the papers to the meeting, as previously circulated.)

 

8.         Any items which the Chairman has decided are urgent (Part II).

 

 

John Maitland Evans

Chief Executive

 

12th October, 2007

 

 

Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985

Inspection of background papers: In the first instance, enquiries should be made of Mr. C. Hope (Tel: 01446 709855).

 

To Members of the Standards Committee

Councillors Mrs. M.E.J. Birch, Mrs. V.M. Hartrey and Mrs. M. Kelly Owen.

 

 

Independent Members:

Mr. G. Ellis (Vice-Chairman).

Mr. P. Langmaid.

Mr. D. Perkins.

Mr. C.D. Samuel (Chairman).

 

Community Council Representative:

Councillor A. Pryer.

 

For Agenda Item No. 7

Councillor S.

Catherine Crompton, Public Services Ombudsman’s Office.