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RESOLVED: That the attendance of the Group Leader of the Coedffranc Liberal and Green Group be noted, to ensure that the legal obligations under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, were fulfilled.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: 1. That a threshold of £25 be set for the value of gifts and hospitality that should be notified to the Monitoring Officer. 2. That the amended Gifts and Hospitality Policy be commended to Council for adoption.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be noted.
The Chair welcomed all to the meeting.
No declarations of interest were received.
RESOLVED: The minutes of the previous meeting held on 13 June 2023, were agreed as an accurate record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the attendance of the Group Leader of the Coedffranc Liberal and Green Group be noted, to ensure that the legal obligations under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, were fulfilled.
The Committee welcomed Councillor H.C.Clarke (Leader of the Coedffranc Liberal and Green Group) to answer the circulated form of questions to Group Leaders, and to discuss Code of Conduct related matters. Committee Members discussed using a less formal meeting room for meetings of the Standards Committee, as they felt this would be more appropriate when meeting elected Members in future meetings. RESOLVED: That the attendance of the Group Leader of the Coedffranc Liberal and Green Group be noted, to ensure that the legal obligations under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, were fulfilled.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: 1. That a threshold of £25 be set for the value of gifts and hospitality that should be notified to the Monitoring Officer. 2. That the amended Gifts and Hospitality Policy be commended to Council for adoption.
Members discussed the reworded Policy, and felt it would be helpful for a letter to be sent to all Councillors, explaining that although the new threshold would be £25 for the declaration of gifts and hospitality, it would be best practice to disclose all gifts or hospitality offered, whether above or below the threshold, whether accepted or refused. RESOLVED: 1. That a threshold of £25 be set for the value of gifts and hospitality that should be notified to the Monitoring Officer. 2. That the amended Gifts and Hospitality Policy be commended to Council for adoption.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
Members discussed the complaints process, and felt it would be useful for a report to be brought back to Committee, giving information on breaches, and the criteria used by the Ombudsman to establish a breach, and so on. RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
RESOLVED: That the report be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be noted.
Any newly requested items from this meeting would be added to the Forward Work Programme. RESOLVED: That the Forward Work Programme be noted.
No urgent items were received.
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