Agenda and decisions

Standards Committee - Wednesday 5th September 2018 3.00 pm

Venue: Meeting Room 1 - Town Hall, Huddersfield. View directions

Contact: Andrea Woodside  Email: andrea.woodside@kirklees.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership of the Committee

This is where Councillors who are attending as substitutes will say for whom they are attending.

Decision:

Apologies for absence were received on behalf of Councillors Bolt and Pandor.

2.

Minutes of Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 61 KB

To receive and the Minutes of the previous meeting held on 7 March and 23 May 2018.

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved as a correct record.

3.

Interests pdf icon PDF 22 KB

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

Decision:

No interests were declared.

4.

Admission of the Public

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

Decision:

All agenda items were considered in public session.

5.

Deputation/Petitions

The Committee will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

 

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

 

Decision:

No deputations or petitions were considered.

6.

Public Question Time

The Committee will hear any questions from the general public.

Decision:

No questions were asked.

7.

Review of Complaints pdf icon PDF 73 KB

To receive a report setting out complaints considered since the 7th of March 2018.

 

Contact: David Stickley, Legal Services

Decision:

That the report be received and noted

8.

Update on Training pdf icon PDF 72 KB

To consider a report regarding training and to consider future training needs.

 

Contact: David Stickley, Legal Services

Decision:

(1) That the report be received and noted.

 

(2) That the proposal for an Advanced Chairing Skills Session be supported and that further discussion be scheduled to take place at the next meeting of Group Business Managers, to provide the opportunity for the identification of any specific training needs.

9.

Update on Standards pdf icon PDF 1 MB

To consider a report outlining any news items relevant to the work of the Standards Committee.

 

Contact: David Stickley, Legal Services

Decision:

That the report be received and noted.