Agenda and draft minutes

Governance Committee - Wednesday, 31st January, 2024 5.00 pm, NEW

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Items
No. Item

29.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

There were no apologies for absence.

30.

Appointment of Substitute Members

To note appointments of Substitute Members.

Minutes:

There were no substitute members appointed.

31.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 55 KB

To receive any declarations of interest from Members in respect of business to be transacted on the agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest made by Members.

32.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 50 KB

The recommendation is attached.

 

MATTERS WHICH THE MANAGEMENT TEAM SUGGESTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN PRIVATE AS THE REPORT CONTAINS EXEMPT INFORMATION AS DEFINED WITHIN PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 12A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 AS INDICATED AND IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE PROPER OFFICER CONSIDERS THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN MAINTAINING THE EXEMPTION OUTWEIGHS THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN DISCLOSING THE INFORMATION

Minutes:

It was moved by Councillor M Bates, duly seconded and

 

RESOLVED:       That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the remainder of the business on the grounds that the items to be considered involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Act.

 

33.

Appointment of a Hearing Panel

To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer.

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer presented the Appointment of a Hearing Panel report. The Governance Committee was requested to appoint a politically balanced hearing panel of at least three members in accordance with Annex 3 of the “Arrangements for Dealing with Code of Conduct Complaints under the Localism Act 2011”.

 

It was proposed by Councillor S H Beer and duly seconded that a three-member panel was appropriate. On being put to the vote this was carried.

 

The Chair called for nominations for panel members. Councillors M Bates, J P Loffman and L M Wright self-nominated and were duly seconded and on being put to the vote it was

 

RESOLVED:      That, in accordance with Annex 3 of the “Arrangements for Dealing with Code of Conduct Complaints under the Localism Act 2011”, Councillors M Bates, J P Loffman and L M Wright be appointed as members of the Governance Hearing Panel.