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Resolved that Janet Pardue-Wood be elected Chair. Janet Pardue-Wood (Chair) Presided
Resolved that Mark Rees be elected Vice Chair.
In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, no interests were declared.
Resolved that the Minutes of the Standards Committee held on 21 March 2025 be approved and signed as a correct record.
The Chair thanked the previous Chair Mike Lewis, Independent Member Margaret Williams and Debbie Smith, Monitoring Officer for all the work over the years and their contribution in drafting the Standards Committee Annual Report 2024-2025. The Head of Democratic Services presented the Standards Committee Annual Report 2024-2025 which outlined how the Committee’s functions had been discharged during the year. Resolved that the Standards Committee Annual Report 2024-2025 be approved and forwarded to Council for information.
The Chair outlined the future priorities for 2025-2026 as outlined in the Standards Committee Annual Report 2024-2025 at paragraph 3.1: a) Invite a selection of Chairs of Community / Town Councils to discuss their duties under the Code of Conduct and to ensure that adequate training is considered as a result. A separate session could also be held for a selection Clerks of Community / Town Councils; b) Consider the questions / engagement process for Political Group Leaders in advance of the next schedule of meetings; c) Invite the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales to a future meeting to discuss lessons learned and best practice. In addition, the Committee agreed that the following topics also be considered: d) Refresher training, including Code of Conduct, etc; e) Feedback from Chair on relevant topics from the National Standards Committee Forum. Resolved that all the above topics form the Work Plan for 2025-2026.
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