Eastleigh Borough Council Administration Committee Meeting

There was no public participation on this occasion.

There were no declarations of interest in relation to items of business at this point on the agenda.

RESOLVED -

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2024 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Service Director Governance and Support (Monitoring Officer) presented the report of the Democratic Services Manager (Agenda Item 5).

The Administration Committee passed on their well wishes to Councillor Welsh.

RESOLVED –

That the Administration Committee APPROVED, as recommended, a suspension pursuant to Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972, of the six month Councillor attendance rule for Councillor Welsh.

The Service Director Governance and Support (Monitoring Officer) presented the report (Agenda Item 6).

The Chair, Councillors House and Parker-Jones informed the Administration Committee that following the Hampshire County Council (HCC) Conduct Advisory Panel meeting on 30 January 2025, the HCC corporate response to the consultation was still in draft form and so was not available to comment on for the meeting.

RESOLVED –

That the Administration Committee:

(1)  Considered and commented on the current Government consultation entitled “Strengthening Standards and Conduct framework for Local Authorities Consultation; and

(2)  Delegated to the Chair and Monitoring Officer, and with the agreement of the Administration Committee via email, to review and respond to the Hampshire County Council (HCC) corporate response to the consultation once it becomes available.

The Senior Licensing Officer presented the report (Agenda Item 7).

RESOLVED –

That the item be deferred to a future date to allow for further discussion at the Licensed Transport Forum.

RESOLVED –

(1)  That, in pursuance of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they are likely to involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act; and

(2)  That, in pursuance of the public interest test, the public interest in disclosing the information contained in the following item of business was outweighed by the public interest in maintaining the exemption.