Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

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Venue: St Aldate's Room - Oxford Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Lucy Tyrrell, Committee and Member Services Officer  email  standards@oxford.gov.uk tel 01865 252784

Note: This is an in person meeting which will not be live streamed 

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair for the year 2022/23

Minutes:

Cllr Pressel was elected Chair for the Council year 2022/23.

2.

Election of Vice Chair for the year 2022/23

Minutes:

Cllr Humberstone was elected Vice-Chair for the Council year 2022/23.

3.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Cllr Thomas.

4.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

None received.

5.

Parish Council representation on the Standards Committee pdf icon PDF 139 KB

Purpose of report  

This report details the proposal for Parish Council representation on the Standards Committee.

Recommendation:

That the Standards Committee recommend that Full Council appoints Councillor Peter Nowland of Blackbird Leys Parish Council as the co-opted, non-voting member of the Standards Committee representing the four Parish Councils in Oxford until May 2026.

Minutes:

The Standards Committee noted the report which detailed the proposal for Parish Council representation on the Standards Committee.

The Standards Committee were resolved to recommend that Full Council appoints Peter Nowland of Blackbird Leys Parish Council as the co-opted, non-voting member of the Standards Committee representing the four Parish Councils in Oxford until May 2026.

6.

Code of Conduct: summary of complaints and individual dispensations - 01 February 2022 until 31 May 2022 pdf icon PDF 337 KB

Purpose of report:

To advise the Committee of:

1.     the number of complaints received under the Members’ Code of Conduct which have been, or are to be, considered by the Head of Law and Governance (in her statutory capacity as the authority’s Monitoring Officer) in consultation with the Independent Person. The report also notes the outcome, where complaints have been concluded; and

2.     the number of dispensations to an individual member, granted under Section 33 of the 2011 Localism Act, by the Monitoring Officer, following consultation with an Independent Person.

 

Recommendation:

That the Standards Committee notes the content of the report.

Minutes:

The Standards Committee noted the contents of the report. 

7.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 357 KB

The Committee is recommended to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2022.

Minutes:

The Committee agreed to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 2 March 2022 as a true and accurate record.

8.

Dates of future meetings

The Committee is scheduled to meet at 6.00pm on the following dates:

·       23 November 2022

·       22 March 2023

·       10 July 2023

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Committee noted the dates and times of future meetings.