Meeting documents

Standards Committee
Wednesday, 5th December, 2007 6.30 pm

Standards Minutes

Date:
Monday, 18th June, 2007
Time:
6.00pm
Place:
Civic Suite, Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea
 

Attendance Details

ItemDescriptionResolution
Part I
127 Apologies and substitutions.
 Apologies for absence were received from Mrs. V. Farrell, Councillors Garne and Moring.
128 Declarations of Interest.
 None.
129 Adoption of the new Members' Code of Conduct
Business for item 129
Resolved:

1. That the Council be recommended to adopt the new model Code of Conduct set out in the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007, together with a Preamble outlining the ten general principles governing the conduct of Members of local authorities;

2. That this new Code and Preamble, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be adopted in place of the Council's existing Code of Conduct, with effect from the 28th June 2007;

3. That Part 5(a) of the Constitution be amended accordingly, together with all necessary consequential amendments to the Constitution;

4. That the Monitoring Officer ensures that all Members (including co-opted Members) and members of Leigh Town Council complete fresh Register of Interest forms and receive appropriate training in respect of the new Code of Conduct and that the Standards Committee monitors progress accordingly;

5. That it be noted that Leigh Town Council adopted the new Code at its meeting on 9th May 2007.

Note:- This is a Council Function
130 Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 28th February, 2007
  • Minutes
The Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 28th February 2007 were agreed.
131 Minutes of the meeting of the Standards Sub-Committee held on Wednesday, 25th April 2007.
  • Minutes
The Minutes of the Meeting held on Wednesday, 25th April 2007 were noted.
18.00/18.50

Attendance Details

Present:
Rev S Burdett (Chairman), Cllr R A H Brown, Cllr Mrs M F Evans, Cllr B T Kelly, Cllr G E Longley, Cllr Mrs J Rowswell, Mrs J Tetley
In attendance:
J.K. Williams

Business

ItemBusiness
129The Committee considered a report by the Corporate Director Support Services on the adoption of the new Members' Code of Conduct.

The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) Order 2007 came into effect on the 3rd May 2007 and prescribes a new model Code of Conduct for Members of all local authorities. The Council has until 1st October 2007 to adopt the Code.

The report summarised the key provisions of the new Code and explained the adoption requirements, with a recommendation that the Council should adopt the new Code at its meeting on 28 June 2007.

 

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