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RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on 6 September 2022 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on 12 January 2023 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED – That the Committee delay considering whether any further review or changes to the Self-Regulatory Protocol are required until the Welsh Government consultation period commences.
RESOLVED – That the Committee delay considering the current criteria for the appointment of Independent Members to the Standards Committee until the Welsh Government consultation period commences.
RESOLVED – That the Chair, Vice-Chair, Monitoring Officer and Deputy Monitoring Officer meet to determine the contents of the annual report in readiness for approval by the Standards Committee at their Meeting scheduled for June 2023.
RESOLVED – That the Forward Work Programme for the period June 2023 to May 2024 be approved.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor I David Bithell, MBE and Julie Adams.
The Minutes of the Meetings held on 6 September 2022 and 12 January 2023 were submitted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on 6 September 2022 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on 6 September 2022 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on 12 January 2023 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED – That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Standards Committee held on 12 January 2023 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the Committee delay considering whether any further review or changes to the Self-Regulatory Protocol are required until the Welsh Government consultation period commences.
The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (COGC/112/22) asking Members to review the operation of the Local Resolution protocol and procedure adopted in September 2013 and subsequently amended in 2022. During the presentation of the report, the Monitoring Officer advised the Committee that she had recently attended a Meeting with other Monitoring Officers across Wales, where an Officer from Welsh Government had been in attendance to give an update on the Penn report. Welsh Government were in the process of publishing their response to the report, and it was understood that the response would include the firming up of local resolution protocols. It was anticipated that there would be a 12 week consultation period as soon as the response was published. It was therefore suggested that the Committee should wait for the consultation period before looking at the protocol in further detail. RESOLVED – That the Committee delay considering whether any further review or changes to the Self-Regulatory Protocol are required until the Welsh Government consultation period commences.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the Committee delay considering the current criteria for the appointment of Independent Members to the Standards Committee until the Welsh Government consultation period commences.
The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (COGC/26/23) asking Members to review the criteria for the appointment of Independent Member onto the Standards Committee. As with the previous Agenda item, the Monitoring Officer advised the Committee that the Welsh Government consultation was also due to include the recruitment of Independent Members. Again it was suggested that the Committee should wait for the consultation period to commence before reviewing the criteria in further detail. RESOLVED – That the Committee delay considering the current criteria for the appointment of Independent Members to the Standards Committee until the Welsh Government consultation period commences.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the Chair, Vice-Chair, Monitoring Officer and Deputy Monitoring Officer meet to determine the contents of the annual report in readiness for approval by the Standards Committee at their Meeting scheduled for June 2023.
The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (COCG/27/23) to consider the process for the first Annual Report of the Standards Committee. The Deputy Monitoring Officer introduced the report and advised Members that the Council has a statutory duty to provide an annual report at the end of each financial year to its Standards Committee. It was suggested that the Chair and Vice Chair meet with the Monitoring Officer and the Deputy Monitoring Officer to discuss the draft report in readiness for the next meeting of this Committee. RESOLVED – That the Chair, Vice-Chair, Monitoring Officer and Deputy Monitoring Officer meet to determine the contents of the annual report in readiness for approval by the Standards Committee at their Meeting scheduled for June 2023.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED – That the Forward Work Programme for the period June 2023 to May 2024 be approved.
The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (COGC/25/23) asking Members to consider the proposed items in the Forward Work Programme for the period June 2023 to May 2024. RESOLVED – That the Forward Work Programme for the period June 2023 to May 2024 be approved.
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