Issue - meetings
ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT
Meeting: 19/10/2017 - Standards Advisory Committee (Item 4)
ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT
To consider any other unrestricted business that the Chair considers to be urgent.
Minutes:
The Committee
- Received the following written report from the Chair: “The Chair had a meeting on 9 October, 2017 with Place Shaping Team Leader within the Strategic Planning Department. They agreed the Planning Code of Conduct should apply to members of the Council's Conservation and Design Advisory Panel, although not all of the guidance would be relevant. The Team Leader will seek advice from the Department's management and will be writing to the Corporate Director, Governance."
- Received feedback on the Declarations of Pecuniary Interest training delivered to Members in October. The Committee heard that a number of issues had been raised including declarations at regulatory committee meetings. The Corporate Director advised that all councillors would receive letter a responding to the issues raised during the training.
- Noted that in future the Whistleblowing Report will be reported only to Audit Committee.