AGENDA - STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 12.00 noon in the Dining Room


1.         Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 28 May 2008;

 

2.         Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman;

 

3.         Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information;

 

4.        Declarations of Interest - Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and    extent of such interests, they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting; 

 

5.         Procedure and Criteria for Assessment of Complaints – to consider a report seeks adoption by the Standards           Committee procedures for the handling of complaints against Members of the District, Parish and Town Councils in the South Hams;

            Report           

 

6.         Code of Corporate Governance 2008 – Compliance Review – to consider a report which informs members of the results of the compliance review of the 2008 Code of Corporate Governance;

             Report

            Appendix - Delivering Good Governance in Local Government

 

7.         Members Attendance and Training – to consider a report which provides an annual update on the level of Members’ attendance at public meetings of the Council.

            Report        Appendix A 

 

AGENDA - STANDARDS COMMITTEE
Tuesday 22 July 2008 at 2.30 pm in the Dining Room


 

1.         Apologies for Absence

 

2.         Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman.

 

3.         Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information.

 

4.         Declarations of Interest - Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests, they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting.

 

5.         Complaints for Assessment  

            Report

5a.       Complaint Number SH01/110608

5b.       Complaint Number SH02/160608

5c.       Complaint Number SH03/180608

 

N.B.    Legal and financial officers will not, as a general rule, be present throughout all meetings, but will be on standby if required.  Members are requested to advise the Member Support Service in advance of the meeting if they require any information of a legal or financial nature.

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MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

 

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