Recommendation: That the Committee resolve to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2025 as a true and accurate record.

Public addresses relating to matters of business for this agenda, up to five minutes is available for each public address.

The request to speak accompanied by the full text of the address must be received by the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy by 5.00 pm on Friday 7 November 2025.

Councillor addresses relating to matters of business for this agenda, up to five minutes is available for each address.

The request should be received by the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy by 5.00 pm on Friday 7 November 2025.

The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) had submitted a report to advise the Committee of:

·       The number and status of complaints received under the Members’ Code of Conduct which have been, or are to be, considered by the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (in her statutory capacity as the authority’s Monitoring Officer) in consultation with one of the Council’s Independent Persons.

·       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.

·       Update on the action taken in relation to the complaint which was upheld against Cllr Henwood by a Local Hearing Panel on the 27 August 2025.

Recommendation: That the Standards Committee:

1.    Note the content of the report.

2.    Note and provide comment on the apologies issued by Councillor Henwood and confirmation as to whether these as satisfactory to the Committee. 

The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) had submitted a report to update the Standards Committee on the delivery of Member training from July 2025 to November 2025.

Recommendation: That the Standards Committee notes the content of the report.

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

·       17 March 2026