Please Contact: Emma Denny
Please email: emma.denny@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Please Direct Dial on: 01263 516010
28 July 2011
A meeting of the Standards Committee of North Norfolk District Council will be held in the
Council Chamber at the Council Offices, Holt Road, Cromer on Tuesday 09 August 2011
at 2.00 p.m.
Members of the public who wish to ask a question or speak on an agenda item are
requested to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. It will not always be
possible to accommodate requests after that time. This is to allow time for the Committee
Chair to rearrange the order of items on the agenda for the convenience of members of the
public. Further information on the procedure for public speaking can be obtained from
Democratic Services, Tel: 01263 516047, Email: democraticservices@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Philip Burton
Chief Executive
To: Mr G Allen, Mr R Barr, Mr A Bullen, Mr M Coates, Mrs M Evans, Mr H Gupta, Mr P W
Moore, Mr A Nash, Ms B Palmer, Mr S Partridge, Mr A J Nash, Mr S Sankar, Mr J Savory,
Mrs A Shirley, Mr R Stevens, Mrs H Thompson and Mr G Williams
Mrs H Eales for information.
Members of the Management Team, appropriate Officers, Press and Public.
If you have any special requirements in order
to attend this meeting, please let us know in advance
If you would like any document in large print, audio, Braille, alternative
format or in a different language please contact us
Chief Executive: Philip Burton Deputy Chief Executive Sheila Oxtoby Strategic Directors: Nick Baker, Steve
Blatch, & Tony Ing Tel 01263 513811 Fax 01263 515042 Minicom 01263 516005
Email districtcouncil@north-norfolk.gov.uk Web site northnorfolk.org
AGENDA
1.
TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2.
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
3.
MINUTES
(attached – p. 1)
To approve as correct records, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on
26 April 2011.
4.
ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS
To determine any items of business which the Chairman decides should be
considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local
Government Act 1972.
5.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any
of the following items on the agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requires
that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a personal or
prejudicial interest.
6.
PARISH AND DISTRICT MEMBERS’ REGISTER OF INTERESTS AND OFFICER
REGISTER OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
The Parish and District Members’ Register of Interests and Officer Register of Gifts
and Hospitality are available for inspection in the office of the Solicitor (Standards
and Governance).
7.
FUTURE CODE OF CONDUCT ARRANGEMENTS
(attached - p. 5)
Summary:
This Report informs Members of the pending abolition of
the current Standards regime and asks Members to
consider whether they would wish in principle to adopt a
new Code of Conduct for Members to be put in place
when the current Standards regime is abolished.
Conclusions:
In order to maintain high standards in public office it will
be necessary to establish a framework within which
those standards may be monitored.
Recommendations: Members are asked to consider whether they might
wish to resolve in principle to adopt a voluntary
Code of Conduct when the Localism Act 2011
comes into force and to ask the Monitoring Officer
to consider and advise in due course as to the
contents of a new voluntary Code.
Cabinet Members
Ward(s) affected
All
Tony Ing, 01263 516080, tony.ing@north-norfolk.gov.uk
8.
EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC
To pass the following resolution:
“That under Section 100A(4) 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 defined in paragraphs 1
and 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act”
9.
LOCAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK CASES
( attached – p.8)
NOT FOR PUBLICATION – Information contained in the report is exempt under
Regulation 8(6) of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008
Summary:
Recommendations:
Cabinet member(s):
Wards Affected:
This report advises Members of complaints
received by the Monitoring Officer, the type
of breaches alleged and the status of the
matters.
Members are asked to note the contents of
the report.
All
All