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Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Kieran Elliott  01225 718504, Email: kieran.elliott@wiltshire.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chairman

To elect a Chairman for the forthcoming year.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To elect Councillor Ruth Hopkinson as Chairman for the forthcoming year.

2.

Election of Vice-Chairman

To elect a Vice-Chairman for the forthcoming year.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To elect Councillor Ernie Clark as Vice-Chairman for the forthcoming year.

 

3.

Apologies

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no apologies.

4.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests, or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

Minutes:

There were no declarations.

5.

Meeting Procedure and Assessment Criteria

To note the procedure and assessment criteria for the meeting.

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The procedure and assessment criteria were noted.

6.

Exclusion of the Public

To consider passing the following resolution:

 

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item Numbers 6 onwards, because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

 

Paragraph 1 - information relating to an individual

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

To agree that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the public from the meeting for the business specified in Item Numbers 7 onwards, because it is likely that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act and the public interest in withholding the information outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information to the public.

 

Paragraph 1 - information relating to an individual

7.

Assessment of Complaint: COC128184

Minutes:

In considering complaint COC128184 the Sub-Committee were satisfied that the initial tests of the assessment criteria had been met, including that the member was and remains a member of the relevant Parish Council, and that a copy of the relevant Code of Conduct was provided for the assessment.

 

The Sub-Committee therefore had to decide whether the alleged behaviour would, if proven, amount to a breach of that Code of Conduct. Further, if it was felt it would be a breach, whether it was still appropriate under the assessment criteria to refer the matter for investigation.

 

In reaching its decision, the Sub-Committee took into account the original complaint and supporting information, the response of the Subject Member, and the report of the Monitoring Officer. The Sub-Committee also received a verbal statement from the Subject Member and a written statement from the Complainant, who was not in attendance.


After discussion, it was,

 

Resolved:

 

In accordance with the approved arrangements for resolving standards complaints adopted by Council on 9 July 2019, which came into effect on 1 January 2020 and after hearing from the Independent Person, the Assessment Sub-Committee determined to refer the complaint for investigation.

8.

Assessment of Complaint: COC128187

Minutes:

In considering complaint COC128187 the Sub-Committee were satisfied that the initial tests of the assessment criteria had been met, including that the member was and remains a member of the relevant Parish Council, and that a copy of the relevant Code of Conduct was provided for the assessment.

 

The Sub-Committee therefore had to decide whether the alleged behaviour would, if proven, amount to a breach of that Code of Conduct. Further, if it was felt it would be a breach, whether it was still appropriate under the assessment criteria to refer the matter for investigation.

 

In reaching its decision, the Sub-Committee took into account the original complaint and supporting information, the response of the Subject Member, and the report of the Monitoring Officer. The Sub-Committee also received a verbal statement from the Subject Member and a written statement from the Complainant, who was not in attendance.


After discussion, it was,

 

Resolved:

 

In accordance with the approved arrangements for resolving standards complaints adopted by Council on 9 July 2019, which came into effect on 1 January 2020 and after hearing from the Independent Person, the Assessment Sub-Committee determined to refer the complaint for investigation.