Agenda

Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting.

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.

To receive the minutes from the Standards Committee meeting held on the 26 July 2024 (copy attached).

To consider a report by trainee Solicitor Elinor Cartwright (copy attached) on the published ‘Our Findings’ page on the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Website.

To note the attendance by members of the Standards Committee at County, Town and Community Council and to receive their reports.

To consider any dispensation requests received from Town, City and Community Councils or at County level.

To receive a report from the Monitoring Officer, Gary Williams on the Terms of Office of Standards Committee Members (copy attached).

To receive an update from the Monitoring Officer, Gary Williams on the Group Leaders Reports.

To consider a report from the Monitoring Officer, Gary Williams on Code of Conduct Training – Overview of Delivery for County and Town, City and Community Councils (copy attached).

To consider the Standards Committee Forward Work Programme (copy attached).

The next meeting of the Standards Committee is scheduled for 10.00am 6 December 2024.

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.

To consider a confidential report by the Monitoring Officer (copy attached) providing an overview of complaints against members lodged with the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.