Standards Committee (Assessment Panel) – 2 December 2013

Chairman:  Councillor Poole
Venue:  Function Room 1, Civic Centre, Scunthorpe
Time:  10 a.m.

AGENDA

1.  Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Personal or Personal and Prejudicial interests, if any.

2.  Any other items that the chairman decides are urgent by reason of special circumstances that must be specified.

The public are likely to be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

3.  Localism Act 2011 – Code of Conduct – To consider eight complaints.

The following documents are EXEMPT

Complaints – (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) and (viii)
Response from subject members.

The Code of Conduct, and
Assessment Criteria.

MINUTES

PRESENT:  Councillors Wells (in the Chair) and Swift
The panel met at the Civic Centre, Scunthorpe.
50  DECLARATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE PECUNIARY, PERSONAL OR PERSONAL AND PREJUDICIAL INTERESTS – The following members declared personal interests-

Member Minute Nature of Interest
Councillor Wells 52,53, 54, 55, 56, 58 and 59 Member of same political group
Councillor Swift 52, 53, 54, 55,  56, 58 and 59 Member of same council

51  EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC – Resolved – That the public be excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following items (minutes 52 – 59 refer) on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

52  (13)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/18 BY A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNIL AGAINST A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON–HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject member.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That no action be taken on this complaint.

53  (14)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/19 BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject member.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That no action be taken on this complaint.

54  (15)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/20 BY A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNIL AGAINST A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON–HUMBER – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject member.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That no action be taken on this complaint.

55  (16)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/21 BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject member.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That no action be taken on this complaint.

56  (17)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/22 BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject member.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That no action be taken on this complaint.

57  (18)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/15 (a) and (b) BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST TWO MEMBERS OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint. The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject members.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That certain aspects of the complaint (as detailed in the decision notice) be subject to investigation.

58  (19)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/17 (a) and (b) BY A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL AGAINST TWO MEMBERS OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject members.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That certain aspects of the complaint (as detailed in the decision notice) be subject to investigation.

59  (20)  LOCALISM ACT 2011 – CODE OF CONDUCT – COMPLAINT – 13/24 (a) and (b) BY A MEMBER OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL AGAINST TWO MEMBERS OF BARTON-UPON-HUMBER TOWN COUNCIL – In accordance with the council’s adopted Arrangements, the panel considered a complaint.  The panel had been provided with the complaint and the response of the subject members.

Mr R Johnson (Independent Person) had submitted his written views on the complaint, which were circulated to all members.

Resolved – That certain aspects of the complaint (as detailed in the decision notice) be subject to investigation.

 

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