Agenda item

A report of the Town Clerk relative to the Standards Committee’s draft Annual Report which, in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference, will be submitted to the Court of Common Council on 25^th June 2015.   

The Committee considered its draft Annual Report ahead of submission to the Court of Common Council in June 2015, in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference. 

A number of points were raised in respect of the draft including the inclusion of further explanation about the annual update process (Members’ Declarations) and the Committee’s attempts to address the issue of non-compliance with the City Corporation’s requirements by some Members. 

On the basis that the Annual Report of the Standards Committee should be amended ahead of submission to the Court of Common Council, delegated authority was granted to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Standards Committee, to amend the Annual Report and incorporate further details regarding the annual update process and the Committee’s concerns about non-compliance with the City Corporation’s registration requirements.

Resolved:- That delegated authority be granted to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Standards Committee, to revise the wording of the Draft Annual Report of the Standards Committee ahead of submission to the Court of Common Council on 25th June 2015, in accordance with the Committee’s terms of reference.