Agenda and draft minutes

In the absence of an Adjudication Chairman or Vice Chairman it was agreed that Councillor Linda Van den Hende would Chair the meeting.

           The Chairman reminded Members of the action to be taken in an emergency.

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Timothy Ryan (Councillor Viddy Persaud substituted).

There were no declarations of interest.

Reports attached.

The Code of Conduct report was read and noted. It was understood that the document would be used to assess the complaint.

It explained that the Council has a duty to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by its elected and co-opted members under s.27 of the Localism Act 2011 (hereafter the “2011 Act”). The Council’s Code of Conduct is established to comply with the mandatory requirements of s.27 and s.28 of the 2011 Act (see Appendix 1 / Part 5.1 of the Council’s Constitution, hereafter “the Code”).

To consider whether the public should now be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, if members of the public were present during those items there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972; and, if it is decided to exclude the public on those grounds, the Committee to resolve accordingly on the motion of the Chairman.

The Committee resolved to exclude the public from the meeting during discussion of the following item on the grounds that if members of the public were present it was likely that, given the nature of the business to be transacted, that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 which could reveal information relating to an individual.

Reports attached.

The Panel determined that the allegations did not warrant further investigation and that no further action be taken.