Agenda

Standards Committee - Friday 3 December 2004 3.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford

Contact: Pete Martens, Committee Manager, Tel: 01432 260248, Email: pmartens@herefordshire.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE To receive apologies for absence.
2.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the agenda.
3.	MINUTES PDF 81 KB To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 15th October, 2004.
4.	STANDARDS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 2003-04 To review the work undertaken by the Standards Committee during 2003-04 with a view to the possible publication of an Annual Report. *To follow* Wards: County-wide
5.	APPLICATIONS FOR DISPENSATIONS RECEIVED FROM TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILLORS PDF 58 KB To consider the attached report on applications for dispensation received from Bartestree with Lugwardine Group Parish Council, and any other Town and Parish Councils. Wards: County-wide
6.	THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 AND THE IMPLICATIONS ONFOR THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE PDF 61 KB To consider the attached report on the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and its potential impact on the Standards Committee. Wards: County-wide
7.	TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT To receive a verbal report about appropriate training for Members of the Committee. Wards: County-wide
8.	SELECT COMMITTEE EVIDENCE To note the written evidence to the Select Committee investigating the role and effectiveness of the Standards Board for England. Wards: County-wide
9.	PUBLIC INTEREST REPORT - KINGTON TOWN COUNCIL PDF 57 KB To consider the Public Interest Report recently published by the District Auditor concerning Kington Town Council. Kington
10.	DATE OF NEXT MEETING To consider the date of the next meeting. EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS In the opinion of the Proper Officer, the next item will not be, or is likely not to be, open to the public and press at the time it is considered. RECOMMENDATION: 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 involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12(A) of the Act, as indicated below.
11.	DETERMINATIONS BY THE STANDARDS BOARD FOR ENGLAND 2004 To update the Committee on determinations by the Standards Board for England in 2004 concerning the County. Wards: County-wide NOT FOR PUBLICATION – This item discloses information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (other than the Authority).
12.	LOCAL DETERMINATION OF COMPLAINTS To advise the Committee of arrangements for a hearing in respect of an investigation under the Local Government Act (Code of Conduct) (Local Determinations) Regulations 2003, regarding a complaint referred to the Committee for adjudication, by the Standards Board for England. Wards: County-wide NOT FOR PUBLICATION – This item discloses information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (other than the Authority).