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• 01

  Apologies for Absence

  

  To receive any apologies for absence from any Members of the Committee.

• 02

  Minutes of the Previous Meeting

  

  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15 November 2023 as an accurate record.

  Minutes of Previous Meeting

• 03

  Disclosure of Interests

  

  Members are invited to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs) they may have in relation to any item(s) of business on today’s agenda.

   

• 04

  Urgent Business (if any)

  

  To receive notice of any business not on the agenda which in the opinion of the Chair, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.

• 05

  Work Programme

  

  To consider the Committee work programme for the remainder of the Municipal Year.

  Ethics Committee Work Programme Report

• 06

  Member Gifts and Hospitality

  

  Members must comply with the Members’ Code of Conduct including the requirements around declaring gifts and hospitality. Appendix A to this report provides the details of gifts and hospitality declared by Members since the Committee was last updated on declarations of this nature.

  Member Gifts and Hospitality Report

  Appendix A – Declared Gifts and Hospitality

• 07

  Update on Ethics Complaints Received in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

  

  The Council has determined that the Ethics Committee shall be responsible for receiving and considering reports on matters of probity and ethics.

  Rpt_Quarterly complaints report Q4 23

  Appendix A For General Release Complaints

• 08

  Update on the Ethics Complaints Received in the First Quarter of 2024

  

  The Council has determined that the Ethics Committee shall be responsible for receiving and considering reports on matters of probity and ethics.

  Rpt_Quarterly complaints report Q1 24

• 09

  Annual Complaints Report

  

  The Council has determined that the Ethics Committee shall be responsible for receiving and considering reports on matters of probity and ethics and to consider matters relating to the Code of Conduct.

  Rpt_Annual complaints update 2023

• 10

  Independent Person Appointment

  

  The Ethics Committee, on the 19 April 2023, due to a vacancy which had arisen, agreed to commence a recruitment process under the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 to ensure a sufficient pool of Independent Persons.

  Independent Person Appointment Report

• 11

  Recent Developments in Ethical Standards Report

  

  It is a function of Ethics Committee, among other matters to support the statutory role of the Monitoring Officer as set out in Article 9 of the Constitution, including the promotion of high standards of Member conduct and receiving reports from the Monitoring Officer on matters of probity and ethics.

  Rpt_ Legal update

• 12

  Exclusion of the Press and Public

  

  The following motion is to be moved and seconded where it is proposed to exclude the press and public from the remainder of a meeting:

   

  “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 it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within those paragraphs indicated in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended.”

• 13

  Update on Ethics Complaints Received in the Fourth Quarter of 2023

  

  The Council has determined that the Ethics Committee shall be responsible for receiving and considering reports on matters of probity and ethics.

  Appendix B EXEMPT Code of Conduct

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  Minutes of Previous Meeting

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  Ethics Committee Work Programme Report

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  Member Gifts and Hospitality Report

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  Appendix A – Declared Gifts and Hospitality

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  Rpt_Quarterly complaints report Q4 23

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  Appendix A For General Release Complaints

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  Rpt_Quarterly complaints report Q1 24

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  Rpt_Annual complaints update 2023

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  Independent Person Appointment Report

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  Rpt_ Legal update

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  Appendix B EXEMPT Code of Conduct

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