Agenda and draft minutes

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Items
No. Item

SS9/21

Apologies for Absence

To receive apologies for absence from the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

SS10/21

Appointment of Substitute Members

To be notified of the appointment of any Substitute Members.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members.

SS11/21

Declarations of Interest

You are invited to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests in matters appearing on the agenda, and the nature of that interest.

 

Please complete the Declarations of Interests card available at the meeting and return it to the Democratic Services Officer before leaving the meeting.

 

You are also invited to disclose any dispensation from the requirement to declare any registerable and/or non-registerable interests that have been granted to you in respect of any matters appearing on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

SS12/21

Local Arrangements 2019 pdf icon PDF 761 KB

To note the Local Arrangements for Dealing with Allegations of

Breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members.

Minutes:

The arrangements for dealing with allegations of breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members were noted.

 

SS13/21

Exclusion Resolution

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.”

Minutes:

It was Resolved that:

 

 “under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and having applied a public interest test as defined in Part 2 of Schedule 12A of the Act, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.”

SS14/21

Complaint Assessment Review - NTC05.2021-22

To review, in consultation with an Independent Person, the decision of the Sub-committee not to refer complaint NTC05.2021/22 for investigation or informal resolution.

 

Minutes:

The Sub-committee considered the covering report, complaint and supporting information in relation to complaint NTC05-2021-22. 

 

The report set out the request from the complainant for a review of the previous decision of the Standards Sub-committee to not refer the complaint for investigation or further action. 

 

 

The Sub-committee noted the additional information submitted by the complainant and the subject member and sought the view of the Independent Person who was in attendance at the meeting.

 

Members were of the view that the complaint fell outside of the remit of the Code of Conduct and therefore that no further action should be taken.  

 

RESOLVED:  That no further action be taken in relation to complaint NTC05-2021-22.

SS15/21

Appendix 1 - Review request

SS16/21

Appendix 2 - Response to review request

SS17/21

Appendix 3 - Minutes

SS18/21

Appendix 4 - Documents considered by the Standards Sub-committee on 17 September 2021

SS19/21

Appendix 5 - Sub-Committee's decision