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Election of Chair To appoint a Chair from the Independent Members of the Panel for the purposes of this meeting. Minutes: The Committee appointed Mr Brian Hooper as Chair for the Municipal Year.
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Exclusion of the Press and Public
Chair to move that in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of item 6 by virtue of category 7(c) (deliberations of the Standards Committee or a Sub-Committee or Panel established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000) and paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules as contained in the Council’s Constitution. It is not in the public interest to disclose this information because doing so would prejudice the parties’ and the public interest to be able to deal with complaints against Members in a fair and robust way in accordance with the legislation.
Minutes: That in accordance with the Council's Constitution, specifically the Access to Information Procedure Rules contained within the Constitution, the press and public be excluded from the meeting in respect of item 6 by virtue of category 7(c) (deliberations of the Standards Committee or a Sub-Committee or Panel established under the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000) and paragraph 10.4 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules as contained in the Council’s Constitution. It is not in the public interest to disclose this information because doing so would prejudice the parties’ and the public interest to be able to deal with complaints against Members in a fair and robust way in accordance with the legislation.
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Complaint against a Councillor To consider a confidential report of the Acting Head of Legal and Democratic Services requesting the Determinations Panel to determine whether or not any action should be taken on the above complaint, either as an investigation or some other action. The Sub-Committee will make no finding of fact at this stage, attached.
Minutes: RESOLVED that no action be taken in respect of the complaint. |