Agenda

Standards Committee - Tuesday, 11th October, 2022 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices. View directions

Contact: Matthew Stembrowicz  Email: Matthew.Stembrowicz@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 279 KB

To approve as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee held on 12th October 2021.

4.

Actions arising from the minutes

5.

ITEMS OF URGENT BUSINESS

To determine any items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

6.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST pdf icon PDF 721 KB

Members are asked at this stage to declare any interests that they may have in any of the following items on the agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requires that declarations include the nature of the interest and whether it is a pecuniary interest.

7.

PARISH AND DISTRICT MEMBERS’ REGISTER OF INTERESTS AND OFFICER REGISTER OF GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Members are reminded that the Parish and District Members’ Register of Interests and Officer Register of Gifts and Hospitality are available for inspection in Democratic Services.

8.

Excerpts of the Annual Monitoring Officer's Report 2021-22 pdf icon PDF 306 KB

To receive and note the report.

9.

NOTIFICATION OF REQUEST FOR DISPENSATION pdf icon PDF 403 KB

Summary:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options considered:

The Constitution provides that any request for a dispensation to participate and/or vote falls to be heard and considered by the Standards Committee, but provides little additional detail. A template form and guidance note is proposed to provide for a clear process which captures the details of the request and provides information on how it will be considered. 

 

(1)   Adopt a template form and guidance note, which may be added to the Member section of the NNDC website

(2)   No action – this still allows for consideration of dispensations, but with no procedure or form set out.

 

Conclusions:

 

That there is currently no procedure for Members, other than a requirement to set out their request for a dispensation in writing. To address this, a template form is proposed, which would capture all the information needed by a Standards Committee to determine a request. Such form to be accompanied by a guidance document and added to our website.

 

Recommendations:

 

 

Reasons for

Recommendations:

 

That a template dispensation request form, and a guidance document, be adopted.

 

To enable a clear process for the consideration of dispensations

 

LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS AS REQUIRED BY LAW

(Papers relied on to write the report, which do not contain exempt information and which are not published elsewhere)

 

 

              

Cabinet Member(s)

 

Ward(s) affected  - All

Contact Officer, telephone number and email: Cara Jordan, Monitoring Officer

Tel - 01263 516373; email - cara.jordan@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 

Additional documents:

10.

Dispensation Request - Cllr V Holliday

Members of the Committee are asked to consider the following dispensation request:

 

Cllr V Holliday requests a dispensation to participate in further debates and decisions relating to second homes and holiday lets in the District.

11.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS (TO INCLUDE AN UPDATE ON RECENT STANDARDS COMPLAINTS) pdf icon PDF 239 KB

1.     Members to receive and note the update on recent standards complaints.

 

2.     Verbal update on the recruitment of an Independent Person.

12.

EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

To pass the following resolution:

 

“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to the Act”.