Agenda and minutes

Standards Committee - Tuesday, 1st March, 2022 7.00 pm

Venue: Civic Centre, High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1UW

Contact: Lloyd White  If you are attending the meeting, please enter via main reception and visit the security desk to sign-in and collect a visitors pass. You will then be directed to the Committee Room.  

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Dhillon for whom Councillor Duncan was substituting.

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 90 KB

To approve the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 2 March 2021, 20 May 2021 and 1 September 2021 (attached).

Additional documents:

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meetings of the Committee held on 2 March, 20 May and 1 September 2021, were approved.

3.

Declarations of Interest

To note any declarations of interest in any matter before the Committee

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

4.

Confirmation that all items marked Part I will be considered in public and those marked Part II, in private

Minutes:

It was confirmed that item 5 would be considered in Part I and item 6 in Part II.

5.

Standards and Ethics Indicators 2021 pdf icon PDF 134 KB

To consider the annual report detailing the Standards and Ethics indicators for the authority (attached)

Minutes:

The Committee considered the annual report detailing a range of standards and ethics indicators for the authority for the calendar year 2021. Although not one of the indicators, Members requested that Councillors who had, or were likely to suggest initiatives for funding from the Ward budget scheme, be kept properly informed of the progress with such initiatives and, in particular that funding had been properly spent.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

6.

Complaints Monitoring

To note details of complaints received against elected Members (attached)

Minutes:

Members noted details of complaints received against elected Members 2018-2022.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

 

 

NB: The Committee wished to place on record their thanks to the Borough Solicitor, who would shortly be retiring, for all his excellent work in supporting and guiding Members with regard to the Code of Conduct and in general during his time at the London Borough of Hillingdon.