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LOCAL STANDARDS UPDATE - ISSUES

Meeting: 05/11/2014 - Standards Committee (Item 7)

LOCAL STANDARDS UPDATE - ISSUES

To receive an oral update from the Director of Legal & Democratic Services / Monitoring Officer on significant local Standards issues, if any.

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer provided the Committee with an oral report summarising significant standards issues in the local environment. The position was generally positive, with no complaints received of sufficient gravity to require referral to the Committee. There had been no need over the past year to refer significant proposed Constitutional changes to the Committee, although it was possible that referrals might be required in the foreseeable future.

 

The Monitoring Officer had attended a range of meetings of Committees and other decision-making bodies. Whilst a number of areas had been identified for attention, including planning-related declarations of interests and procedures in relation to substitute Members, in general these bodies were well conducted, their reports met requirements, and sound decision-making resulted.

 

            RESOLVED – That the content of the report be noted.