Agenda
Venue: Council Chamber, County Hall, Ruthin and by video conference
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PART 1: THE PRESS AND PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS PART OF THE MEETING |
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APOLOGIES |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting. |
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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR To appoint a Chair of the Standards Committee for the 2025/26 municipal year. |
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APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR To appoint a Vice - Chair of the Standards Committee for the 2025/26 municipal year. |
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URGENT MATTERS AS AGREED BY THE CHAIR Notice of items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972. |
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STANDARDS COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE To receive the Standards Committee Terms of Reference (copy enclosed) from the Deputy Monitoring Officer outlining the role and remit of the Standards Committee. |
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MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING To receive the minutes of the Standards Committee meeting held on 7 March 2025 (copy enclosed). |
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PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN FOR WALES - 'OUR FINDINGS' To consider a report by the Trainee Solicitor (copy enclosed) on the published ‘Our Findings’ page on the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales website. Additional documents: |
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ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS To note the attendance by members of the Standards Committee at County, Town and Community Council and to receive their reports. |
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DISPENSATION REQUESTS To consider any dispensation requests received from Town/City/Community Councils or at county level. |
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REVIEW OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES To receive a report from the Deputy Monitoring Officer (copy enclosed) on the Policies and Procedures which fall within the remit of the Standards Committee including a timetable to review these documents. |
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STANDARDS COMMITTEE FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME To consider the Standards Committee Forward Work Programme (copy attached). |
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DATE OF NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Standards Committee is scheduled for 10am, Friday 12 September 2025. |
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PART 2: CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS It is recommended in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, that the Press and Public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item(s) of business because it is likely that exempt information as defined in paragraphs 12 and 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act would be disclosed. |
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CODE OF CONDUCT - PART 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2000 To consider a confidential report by the Monitoring Officer
(copy enclosed) providing an overview of complaints against members lodged with
the Public Services Ombudsman for Additional documents:
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