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Items
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1. |
Apologies for absence
Minutes:
*SC 1
An apology for absence was received from Cllr
J McInnes.
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2. |
Confirmation of Minutes PDF 54 KB
Meeting held on 17 March
2015
Minutes:
*SC2
The Minutes of the Meeting held on
17th March 2015, were confirmed and signed by the
Chairman as a correct record.
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3. |
Terms of Reference PDF 671 KB
Minutes:
*SC 3
The Monitoring Officer introduced the report
and confirmed that she would update the Committee on a monthly
basis regarding complaints received.
Members were concerned that they had no input
unless a complaint was presented to the Committee. Some Members
suggested they look at the SHDC model where the Standards Committee
was absorbed within the functions of Overview & Scrutiny. A
Member spoke to say they did not want the committee absorbed in
such a way.
It was noted that mediation, No Further Action
or consideration by the Committee
were the three available routes in dealing with complaints. The
Monitoring Officer clarified that there were three Independent
People (IP) that were utilised in the complaints process. They were
used on a rota basis, one for each complaint. A Member suggested
the IP should be able to approach the Chair or Vice Chair on any
complaint should the need arise. A Member suggested that the
Committee consider co-opting a Parish or Town Councillor on to the
Committee.
In light of the issues raised, it was
requested that the Monitoring Officer produce a report on the
future direction of the Committee to the next meeting.
It was then RESOLVED that the
Monitoring Officer would present a report to the next meeting to
enable discussion on the future direction of the Standards
Committee.
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4. |
Update on Complaints received this year PDF 47 KB
Report of the Monitoring
Officer
Additional documents:
Minutes:
*SC 4
The Monitoring Officer introduced a report
that updated Members on the number and types of standards
complaints that had been received by the Borough Council over the
previous twelve months (1June 2014 to 31 May 2015).
During the discussion it was noted that most
complaints were decided as ‘no further action’ being
required, because the complaints did not disclose evidence of a
breach of the Code or it was not in the public interest to pursue
the complaint. The Monitoring Officer agreed to include the parish
name in the regular updates circulated to the Committee.
It was RESOLVED that the
report be noted.
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