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Contact: Ms C Deller, Democratic Services Manager, Tel No 01480 388007/e-mail: Christine.Deller@huntsdc.gov.uk
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MEMBERS' INTERESTS To receive from Members declarations as to personal and/or prejudicial interests and the nature of those interests in relation to any Agenda Item. Please see Notes 1 and 2 below. |
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GUIDANCE TO ASSIST ASSESSMENT OF CASE ¨ Local Assessment Case Handling Chart; and ¨ Guidance received from the Standards Board for England on the conduct of an assessment. |
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Exclusion of Press and Public To resolve:-
that the public be excluded from the meeting because the business to be transacted contains exempt information under paragraph 7(c) relating to the deliberations of a Sub-Committee of the Standards Committee established under the provisions of Part 3 of the Local Government Act 2000. |
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Pre-Assessment Report and Enquiries - Case No. 21 Enclosed pre-assessment report by the Monitoring Officer to which is attached various other correspondence/information to assist Members in assessing the case. |
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Pre-Assessment Report and Enquiries - Case No. 22 Enclosed pre-assessment report by the Monitoring Officer to which is attached various other correspondence/information to assist Members in assessing the case. |
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Referral of matters to monitoring officer for steps other than investigation - Update on cases Following recent decisions of the Referrals (Assessment) Sub-Committee and in accordance with paragraph 13(4)(c)(i) of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008, the Monitoring Officer reports that:
¨ Case Nos. 13 and 15 training on the Code of Conduct was presented to Godmanchester Town Council on 10th September 2009 and the Member subject to the original complaint (Councillor G M Wilson) was present in addition to 13 other Members of the Town Council; the Monitoring Officer ensured that the training session also covered the “Code of Recommended Publicity”; ¨ Case No. 18 Councillor F Owens presented a written apology, the wording of which was agreed in advance with the Monitoring Officer, to Little Paxton Parish Council on 3rd September 2009. Councillor Owen also gave his assurance that such breaches would not recur; and ¨ Case No. 19 Councillor S Codling presented a written apology, the wording of which was agreed in advance with the Monitoring Officer, to Councillor F Owens and this has been accepted by the Member concerned.
Under paragraph 13 (6) of the Regulations, if the Sub-Committee is satisfied with the action taken by the Monitoring Officer, it shall give written notice to that effect to –
¨ the Member(s) who are the subject of the report; ¨ the person who made the original allegation; ¨ the Standards Committee of any other authority concerned; and ¨ any Parish Council concerned.
The Sub-Committee is requested to confirm whether they are satisfied that the Monitoring Officer has dealt with the matters listed in accordance with the directions received. |
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PRE ASSESSMENT REPORT AND ENQUIRIES - CASE NO 23 Enclosed, pre assessment report by the Monitoring Officer to which is attached various other correspondence/information to assist Members in assessing the case. |