This is a meeting of the Standards Committee of Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council held on the 11th Jul 2022.
The last meeting was on 17th Mar 2025. The next meeting is scheduled for 15th Sep 2025.
Council Chamber - Deanes
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| 1 | Apologies for absence and substitutions |
Apologies were received from V Murricane Apologies were received from Amanda Orchard Apologies were received from Councillor Howard-Sorrell
The Chair announced that Parish Councillor Mr L Fryer had now resigned as a Chineham Parish Councillor and therefore was no longer eligible to sit on the Standards Committee.
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| 2 | Appointment of Vice-Chair |
Councillor D Putty was appointed as Vice-Chair for the municipal year 2022/23.
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| 3 | Declarations of interest |
There were no declarations of interest.
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| 4 | Urgent matters |
There were no urgent items.
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| 5 | Minutes of the meeting held on 14th March 2022 |
Minutes of the meeting held on the 14th March 2022
The minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2022 were confirmed by the committee as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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| 6 | Government Response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life Review of local government ethical standards |
Government Response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life Review of local government ethical standards Appendix 1
Government Response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life Review of local government ethical standards The Monitoring Officer introduced the report and advised the Committee that the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) undertook a comprehensive review of local government ethical standards and published a report in January 2019. The Committee made formal recommendations to the Government and Best Practice recommendations to Local Authorities. Some of those recommendations required changes in legislation to implement.
In December 2020, the Local Government Association (LGA) published its new Model Councillor Code of Conduct and it was adopted by the Council, following consultation, on 24 March 2022. It came into effect following the local elections in May 2022. On 18 March 2022, the Government published its response to the CSPL’s review of Local Government Ethical Standards attached at Appendix 1 of the report.
Resolved: the Committeenotes the report.
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| 7 | Complaints Update Report |
Complaints Update Report
Complaints Update Appendix 1 The Monitoring Officer introduced the report which provided an update to the Committee on the progress in determining Code of Conduct complaints received against Borough, Parish and Town councillors.
She confirmed that since the last meeting two new complaints had been received one of which had been disposed of and the other was still ongoing.
Resolved:
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| 8 | Review of the Work Programme |
Work Programme 2022 2023
The committee reviewed and agreed its work programme with the following comments:-
· Code of Conduct Training had been provided for the Borough Councillors on the 28th June and ananother session would be arranged for the Members that were unable to attend.
· The Committee highlighted a fundamental issue that the Parish/Town Councils had adopted various Code of Conducts. It was believed that the best way forward was for the new Code of Conduct produced by the Local Government Association and adopted by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council be the standard for all the Parish/Town Councils.
Therefore, the Committee agreed that it was important to engage, encourage and promote the benefits prior to any training.
· An e-learning Code of Conduct training module would be created to train the Parish/Town Councillors subject to the results of engagement referred to above.
· It was requested that any in person or virtual training be scheduled in the evening.
· Update at the November Committee on the Code of Conduct in terms of the engagement and training of Parish/Town Councillors.
· Recruitment would be scheduled for a meeting next year.
The meeting ended at 7.15 pm.
Chair
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Reserve
Cabinet Member for Communities, Partnerships and Inclusion
Councillor John McKay
Liberal Democrat
Not required
Committee Member
Vice-Chair of Standards and Community Environment and Partnerships Committee
Councillor Jo Slimin
Liberal Democrat
Present, as expected
Reserve
Chair of the Development Control Committee
Councillor Andrew McCormick
Labour and Co-Operative Party
Not required
Committee Member
Committee Member
Deputy Mayor
Reserve
Cabinet Member for Major Projects and Regeneration
Councillor Onnalee Cubitt
Independent Member
Not required
Committee Member
Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee
Councillor Paul Basham
Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group
Present, as expected
Reserve
Leader
Councillor Paul Harvey
Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group
Not required
Ms C Proctor (Independent Standards Assessor)
None
Present, as expected
Mr M Slatford (Parish Councillor)
None
Present, as expected
Mrs L Agnew (Parish Councillor)
None
Present, as expected
Ms V Murricane (Independent Standards Assessor)
None
Apologies
Ms A Orchard (Independent Standards Assessor)
None
Apologies
13th Nov 2023 Cancelled
Standards Committee