Agenda and minutes
Venue: Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BG
Contact: Antonella Burgio, Democratic Services, Tel: 020 7364 4881 E-mail: antonella.burgio@towerhamlets.gov.uk
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ANNOUNCEMENT The Chair informed Members that he had received a letter of resignation from Co-optee Daniel McLaughin due to recent ill health. The Chair advised that he had accepted the resignation and, on behalf of the Committee, thanked Mr McLaughin for his valuable work over the years.
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DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY INTEREST PDF 68 KB To note any declarations of interest made by Members, including those restricting Members from voting on the questions detailed in Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act, 1992. See attached note from the Monitoring Officer. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING(S) PDF 122 KB To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Standards (Advisory) Committee held on 21 June 2018.
Minutes:
RESOLVED
That the minutes of the meeting held on 21 June 2018 be approved as a correct record of proceedings subject to 2 corrections; that the typographic error of Ms Browne’s name at minute 1 be corrected and that apologies of Mike Houston be recorded.
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REPORTS FOR CONSIDERATION |
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Code of Conduct for Members - Complaint Monitoring PDF 82 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Deputy Monitoring Officer presented the report which outlined the current position on the monitoring of Code of Conduct for Members complaints. Details were provided at Appendix 1 to the report which, following Members’ request, now included a dashboard summarising groupings of complaints and their status. He highlighted that: · most complaints had now been resolved and two new complaints had been lodged which had been referred for initial assessment. · the Monitoring Officer is required to consult the Independent Person before deciding if complaints should be referred for investigation.
The Committee considered the data and in response to Members’ questions the following information was provided.
The Committee requested:
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Councillors Safety - update PDF 81 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee noted that the Member Safety Protocol had been circulated supplementary to the agenda.
The Corporate Director Governance presented the report informing the Committee that:
A Member requested that Councillors’ surgery details be advertised in ‘Our Eastend’ publication and it was agreed that Member Surgeries be advertised via Communications Team and Member compliment slips
RESOLVED
1. That the progress on ensuring Councillors are advised of the personal safety guidelines be noted.
2. That the safety measure implemented to mitigate the risks to Councillors when conducting surgeries be noted.
3. That the above action requested by Members be taken forward.
ACTION BY:McKenzie, Head of Member Support A Burgio, Democratic Services Officer
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Member Induction 2018 PDF 86 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Corporate Director Governance presented the report informing the Committee that:
Arising from the presentation, the following observations from Committee Members were noted:
The Committee requested that an outstanding action relating to the Conservation and Design Advisory Panel be pursued.
RESOLVED
1. That the completion of mandatory training for Ethics & Probity, Licensing and Planning for all affected members be noted.
2. That the successful completion of induction sessions; the ongoing ‘mop up’ sessions, to ensure all councillors attend the required sessions be noted.
3. That the positive feedback reported by the Corporate Peer Challenge Team be noted.
4. That the ongoing personal development plan process to identify the existing developmental needs and enable these to contribute to the overall Learning and Development plan for the remainder of the administration be noted.
5. That the above action requested by Members be taken forward.
ACTION BY:M Norman, Legal Adviser and Deputy Monitoring Officer B McKenzie, Head of Member Support A Burgio, Democratic Services Officer
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Register of Members' Gifts & Hospitality PDF 80 KB Additional documents: Minutes: The Corporate Director Governance presented the report informing the Committee that:
The Corporate Director Governance asked Members to consider if they wished failure to report registrations within the 28 days specified in the Member Code of Conduct to be referred to Standards Advisory Committee and Members agreed that this would be an appropriate course of action.
In discussion, Members received the following additional information.
Arising from the discussion, the following observations from Committee Members were noted:
The Committee requested:
RESOLVED
1. That the declarations of Gifts and/or hospitality received as reported in Appendix 1 be noted. 2. That failure to report registrations of gifts and hospitality within the 28 days specified in the Member Code of Conduct to be reported to Standards Advisory Committee. 3. That the above actions requested by Members be taken forward.
ACTION BY:B McKenzie, Head of Member Support A Burgio, Democratic Services Officer
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Minutes: The Deputy Monitoring Officer presented the report which outlined the schedule of work that the Committee intended to undertake in the current municipal year.
The Committee noted:
The Chair agreed that the items of the work programme be reviewed and additional matters of relevance to the Committee be brought for consideration.
RESOLVED 1. That the content of the work plan be noted.
2. That the work plan be updated in accordance with the actions requested during the discussion.
ACTION BY:A Burgio, Democratic Services Officer
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS WHICH THE CHAIR CONSIDERS URGENT To consider any other unrestricted business that the Chair considers to be urgent.
Minutes: There was none. |