Gosport Borough Council
Councillors:
28
Wards:
14
Committees:
10
Meetings (2025):
48
Meetings (2024):
47
Meeting
Standards and Governance Committee - Gosport
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 1st October 2020
6:00 PM
Thursday, 1st October 2020
6:00 PM
End:
Thursday, 1st October 2020
10:00 PM
Thursday, 1st October 2020
10:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Thursday, 1st October 2020
12:00 AM
Thursday, 1st October 2020
12:00 AM
Finished:
Thursday, 1st October 2020
10:18 PM
Thursday, 1st October 2020
10:18 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
01 Oct 2020
01 Oct 2020
Location:
Virtual meeting
Virtual meeting
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Committee Member
Vice-Chair
Councillor Mrs Linda Batty
Present, as expected
Chairman
Councillor Sean Peter Blackman
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Councillor Mrs Diane Furlong
Present, as expected
Council Staff
Head of Planning and Regeneration and Assistant to the Chief Executive
Debbie Gore
Expected
Committee Member
Councillor Mrs Kathleen Jones
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Councillor Mrs Angela Prickett
Present, as expected
Agenda
1
Apologies for non-attendance
Minutes
Apologies for non attendance were received from Councillors Herridge and Scard.
2
Declarations of interest
All Members present are required to disclose, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting.
Minutes
There were none.
3
Minutes of previous meeting
To approve as correct records the Minutes of the Committee meetings held on 9 July 2020.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes Public Pack, 09/07/2020 Standards and Governance Committee 23 Sep 2020
Minutes
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 9th July 2020 be signed as a true and correct record.
4
Deputations - Standing Order 3.4
(NOTE: The Committee is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Committee provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Tuesday 29th September 2020. The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes).
Minutes
There were none.
5
Public Questions - Standing Order 3.5
(NOTE: The Committee is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from Members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Committee provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Tuesday 29September 2020)
Minutes
There were none.
6
Audit Progress Report to 7th September 2020
To update the committee on the progress of the Audit Plan 2020/21, agreed (July 2020), to the Members with responsibility for governance.
Attachments:
- Document Audit Progress Covering Oct 2020 23 Sep 2020
- Document Appendix A Internal Audit Progress Report September 2020 23 Sep 2020
Minutes
Consideration was given to a report by the Chief Internal Auditor setting out an overview of internal audit activity against assurance work.
Members recognized that the staff in audit had been redeployed since the start of the Covid situation and had only recently returned to the audits planned, hence 70% are still yet to be initiated. They wished to register their thanks for the time they had given to delivering food parcels and other community activities.
Members were advised that if necessary, the audits would be re assessed and prioritised on a risk basis, if necessary reducing the scope of the audit or removing it. A revised plan would then be brought to the Committee at the November meeting should any changes be needed.
Members were assured that Officers could be contacted to discuss individual areas of concern.
RESOLVED: That the Standards and Governance Committee note the progress of the Audit Plan 2020/2021 from 1st April 2020- 7th September 2020.
Members recognized that the staff in audit had been redeployed since the start of the Covid situation and had only recently returned to the audits planned, hence 70% are still yet to be initiated. They wished to register their thanks for the time they had given to delivering food parcels and other community activities.
Members were advised that if necessary, the audits would be re assessed and prioritised on a risk basis, if necessary reducing the scope of the audit or removing it. A revised plan would then be brought to the Committee at the November meeting should any changes be needed.
Members were assured that Officers could be contacted to discuss individual areas of concern.
RESOLVED: That the Standards and Governance Committee note the progress of the Audit Plan 2020/2021 from 1st April 2020- 7th September 2020.
7
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OMBUDSMAN: ANNUAL REVIEW 2020
To advise the Committee of the Annual Review Letter 2020 received from the Local Government Ombudsman.
Attachments:
- Document Local Government Ombudsman Annual Review 2020 23 Sep 2020
- Document LGO letter appendix A(i) 23 Sep 2020
- Document LGO letter Appendix A (ii) 23 Sep 2020
Minutes
Consideration was given to a report by the Chief Executive regarding the Annual Review Letter 2020 received form the Local Government Ombudsman.
Members received clarification on the filtering system used by the Ombudsman to explain that only 1 investigation was carried out of the 4 submissions received.
RESOLVED: That the Standards and Governance Committee note the Annual Review Letter 2020 from the Local Government Ombudsman.
Members received clarification on the filtering system used by the Ombudsman to explain that only 1 investigation was carried out of the 4 submissions received.
RESOLVED: That the Standards and Governance Committee note the Annual Review Letter 2020 from the Local Government Ombudsman.
8
Any Other Items
Minutes
There were none
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