Hampshire County Council
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Meeting
Conduct Advisory Panel - Hampshire
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Friday, 20th November 2020
2:00 PM
Friday, 20th November 2020
2:00 PM
End:
Friday, 20th November 2020
6:00 PM
Friday, 20th November 2020
6:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Friday, 20th November 2020
12:00 AM
Friday, 20th November 2020
12:00 AM
Finished:
Friday, 20th November 2020
12:00 AM
Friday, 20th November 2020
12:00 AM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
20 Nov 2020
20 Nov 2020
Location:
Virtual Teams Meeting - Microsoft Teams
Virtual Teams Meeting - Microsoft Teams
Meeting Attendees
Vice-Chairman
Councillor Keith Evans
Apologies
Committee Member
Councillor Adam Carew
Present, as expected
Committee Member
Councillor Andrew Gibson
Present, as expected
Agenda
1
Apologies for Absence
To receive apologies for absence.
Minutes
Apologies were received from Councillors Evans and Latham
2
Declarations of Interest
All Members who believe they have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that interest and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3 Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore all Members with a Personal Interest in a matter being considered at the meeting should consider whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 2 of the Code, consider whether it is appropriate to leave the meeting while the matter is discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
Minutes
Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest in any matter considered at the meeting they must declare that interest at the time of the relevant debate and, having regard to the circumstances described in Part 3, Paragraph 1.5 of the County Council's Members' Code of Conduct, leave the meeting while the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with Paragraph 1.6 of the Code. Furthermore Members were mindful that where they believed they had a Personal interest in a matter being considered at the meeting they considered whether such interest should be declared, and having regard to Part 5, Paragraph 5 of the Code, considered whether it was appropriate to leave the meeting whilst the matter was discussed, save for exercising any right to speak in accordance with the Code.
3
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.
Attachments:
- Document Minutes 12 Nov 2020
Minutes
The minutes of the meeting of 24 October 2019 were considered and agreed.
4
Chairman's Announcements
To receive any announcements the Chairman may wish to make.
Minutes
The Chairman made no announcements on this occasion.
5
Deputations
To receive any deputations notified under Standing Order 12.
Minutes
No deputation requests had been received.
6
Approval of absence of an elected Member of the County Council - Section 85 Local Government Act 1972
To consider a report of the Head of Law & Governance & Monitoring Officer seeking approval of absence of an elected Member.
Attachments:
- Document 2020-11-23 - CAP Decision Report 12 Nov 2020
Minutes
The Conduct Advisory Panel considered a report of the Monitoring Officer proposing the granting of a period of absence for an elected Member of the County Council pursuant to Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972.
In introduction to the report the Panel heard that the proposed absence was due to ongoing individual circumstances and not Covid-19 related. It was confirmed that the Panel had delegated authority from the County Council to grant a leave of absence. It was questioned whether in addition to the proposed individual leave of absence, the general Covid-19 dispensation should be extended. Members noted that attendance at remote meetings was now well established and mechanisms were in place to identify individual Members who could not attend for health reasons.
The recommendations in the report were considered and it was
RESOLVED
That the Conduct Advisory Panel approve a period of absence pursuant to
Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 for a period of six months from
the 20 November 2020 for Councillor Dibbs for health reasons.
In introduction to the report the Panel heard that the proposed absence was due to ongoing individual circumstances and not Covid-19 related. It was confirmed that the Panel had delegated authority from the County Council to grant a leave of absence. It was questioned whether in addition to the proposed individual leave of absence, the general Covid-19 dispensation should be extended. Members noted that attendance at remote meetings was now well established and mechanisms were in place to identify individual Members who could not attend for health reasons.
The recommendations in the report were considered and it was
RESOLVED
That the Conduct Advisory Panel approve a period of absence pursuant to
Section 85 of the Local Government Act 1972 for a period of six months from
the 20 November 2020 for Councillor Dibbs for health reasons.
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