Standard Items
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
You have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in a matter to be discussed if it relates to something on your Register of Interests form. You must declare the interest and leave the room while the matter is dealt with.
You have a Personal Interest in a matter to be discussed if it affects
• your well being or financial position
• that of your family or close friends
• that of a club or society in which you have a management role
• that of another public body of which you are a member to a greater extent than others in your ward.
You must declare a personal interest but can speak and vote on the matter.
Whenever you declare an interest you must say why the interest arises, so that it can be included in the minutes.
1
There were no declarations of interest.
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
To receive any apologies for absence.
2
There were no apologies for absence.
To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 November 2014.
3
The minutes of the meeting held on the 6 November 2014 were confirmed.
With regard to the item relating to the appointment of a new Parish Council Member, the Deputy Monitoring Officer reported that he had written to all Parish Councils in the Borough inviting them to nominate Parish Council Members to serve on the Standards Committee.
Details attached.
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The Committee considered a request for dispensation from Councillor Pratt to speak and vote on the item relating to the HRA Rent Setting which will be considered by Cabinet on the 11 February and by Full Council on the 17 February 2015.
The Monitoring Officer explained that Councillor Pratt did in fact have a disclosable pecuniary interest in this particular matter in her capacity as a Council house tenant. The Monitoring Officer explained to Members the legislation with regard to requests for dispensation.
RESOLVED:
That the request for dispensation from Councillor Pratt be approved on the basis that there are a large number of council tenants in the Councillors ward and it is right and proper that the member should be able to speak and vote on a matter that affects them.
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS
To consider any other business as may be determined by the Chairman of the meeting as being of sufficient urgency to warrant consideration.
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EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC
In the event of the Committee wishing to exclude the public from the meeting, the following resolution will be moved:-
"That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12(A) of the said Act."
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CODE OF CONDUCT COMPLAINT