Meeting of Standards Committee on Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Meeting documents

Standards Committee
Wednesday, 15 July 2009

Date: Wednesday 15 July 2009
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Shimkent Room, Daneshill House, Stevenage
Contact: James Hazlewood
Tel: 01438 242215

Agenda

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PART I

  1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
  2. MINUTES - 13 JANUARY 2009
    To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 13 January 2009.
    Minutes attached
  3. MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES AND PAYMENTS
    Report on a review of Members' allowances, payments and support and Members' guide to the allowances scheme and other assistance.
    Report attached
    Appendix A
    Appendix B
  4. REGISTER OF MEMBERS' INTERESTS
    Review of Register of Members' Interests and Registration of Gifts and Hospitality.
    Report attached
    Appendix
  5. THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE (FURTHER PROVISIONS) (ENGLAND) REGULATIONS 2009 AND STANDARDS BOARD FOR ENGLAND GUIDANCE ON OTHER ACTION
    The purpose of the report is to advise the Committee on new statutory provisions for Standards Board intervention, Joint Standards Committees and dispensation and of new guidance from the Standards Board for England on Other Action.
    Report attached
    Appendix
  6. STANDARDS BOARD FOR ENGLAND ANNUAL RETURN
    Stevenage Borough Council Annual Return to the Standards Board for England.
    Report attached
    Appendix
  7. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN'S ANNUAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2009
    To review the Ombudsman's complaint statistics for 2008/9.
    Report attached
    Appendix
  8. URGENT PART I BUSINESS
    To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent.
  9. EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
    To consider the following motions:
    1. That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1-7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by SI 2006 No.88.
    2. That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

PART II

  1. URGENT PART II BUSINESS
    To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent.