Agenda item

A report of the Town Clerk setting out the Committee’s key activities following changes to the City Corporation’s standards arrangements, which will inform the Committee’s Annual Report to the Court of Common Council, in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference. 

The Committee considered a report of the Town Clerk setting out the Committee’s key activities following the changes to the City Corporation’s governance arrangements in 2012 and which would inform the Committee’s Annual report to the Court of Common Council which, it was proposed, would be submitted for information in June 2014.  Members were advised that the report was for decision rather than for information and comments were invited in respect of the information on pages 26 to 29 which would form the basis of the Annual report.

A number of typographic errors were identified (paragraphs 3 and 7) and it was noted that reference to “other London Boroughs” (paragraph 12) should be amended.  In respect of paragraph 5 which set out details about allegations of breaches of the Members’ Code of Conduct it was agreed that additional information about the composition of the Assessment Sub Committee should be included in the final version of the Annual Report.  Likewise, at paragraph 7 it was felt that the role of the Independent Persons should be clarified.  It was noted that any amendments arising from the committee’s discussions would be reflected appropriately in the final report to the Court of Common Council. 

RESOLVED: - That-

(i) the contents of the Annual report be approved, subject to the amendments proposed by the Committee; and

(ii) in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference, the Annual Report be referred to the Court of Common Council for information; and

(iii) an Annual Report be produced and submitted to the Court of Common Council each year, in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference.