Agenda and draft minutes

There were no apologies.

There were no declarations.

Randall Anderson indicated his willingness to stand for Chairman. With no other Panel member expressing a willingness to serve, Mr Anderson was duly appointed and took the Chair.

The public minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2019 at which this complaint had previously been listed but had been deferred following the decision of one previous panel member to recuse themselves from determining it were considered and approved as a correct record.

The Sub Committee formally received their Terms of Reference.

RECEIVED.

The Sub Committee formally received the document entitled ‘How Complaints Submitted to the City of London Corporation relating to the Member Code of Conduct will be Dealt With’.

RECEIVED.

The Sub Committee received the document entitled ‘Code of Conduct for Members in respect of the City of London Corporation’s Local Authority, Police Authority and Non-Local Authority Functions’ and the accompanying guidance to this.

RECEIVED.

The Sub Committee formally received the Protocol on Member/Officer Relations.

RECEIVED.

There were no questions.

There were no additional, urgent items of business for consideration.

MOTION – That, under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

RESOLVED– That, under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act.

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                            13                                                                         1 & 2

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To agree the non-public minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2019.

The non-public minutes of the meeting held on 3 December 2019 at which this complaint had previously been listed but had been deferred following the decision of one previous panel member to recuse themselves from determining it were considered and approved as a correct record.

Report of the Comptroller and City Solicitor.

The Sub Committee considered a report of the Comptroller and City Solicitor presenting for assessment a complaint alleging a breach of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

There were no questions in the non-public session.

There were no additional, urgent items of business for consideration in the non-public session.