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Governance Committee - Southampton

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Monday, 23rd September 2024
5:00 PM
End:
Monday, 23rd September 2024
9:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
23 Sep 2024
Location:
Conference Room 3 - Civic Centre
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Jacqui Rayment photo
Chair
Councillor Jacqui Rayment

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Mrs Sue Blatchford photo
Committee Member
Councillor Mrs Sue Blatchford

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Gordon Cooper photo
Committee Member
Councillor Gordon Cooper

Labour

Apologies, sent representative

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Councillor Mike Denness photo
Committee Member
Councillor Mike Denness

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Thomas Gravatt photo
Committee Member
Councillor Thomas Gravatt

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Councillor Rob Harwood photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rob Harwood

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Rebecca McCreanor photo
Committee Member
Councillor Rebecca McCreanor

Labour

Present, as expected

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Officer
Richard Ivory

Expected

Officer
Mel Creighton

Expected

Council Staff
Adrian AlKhalisi

Expected

Secretary
Maria McKay

Expected

Agenda
1 Apologies
To receive any apologies.
Minutes Apologies were received from Councillor Cooper.

The Panel noted the resignation of Councillor Cooper and the appointment of Councillor G Lambert respectfully in place thereof in accordance with the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 4.3.
2 Disclosure Of Personal And Pecuniary Interests
In accordance with the Localism Act 2011, and the Council’s Code of Conduct, Members to disclose any personal or pecuniary interests in any matter included on the agenda for this meeting.

NOTE:  Members are reminded that, where applicable, they must complete the appropriate form recording details of any such interests and hand it to the Democratic Support Officer.
3 Statement From The Chair
4 Minutes Of Previous Meeting (Including Matters Arising)
To approve and sign as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 July 2024 and to deal with any matters arising, attached.
Attachments:
Minutes RESOLVED: that the minutes for the Committee meeting on 22nd July 2024 be approved and signed as a correct record.
5 Annual Monitoring Officer Report on Members Code of Conduct
Report of Director of Legal and Governance and Monitoring Officer detailing the Members Code of Conduct with an update on the implementation of the 10-point action plan following the internal peer review.
Minutes The Committee received and noted the report of the Director of Enabling Services detailing the Annual Monitoring Officer Report on Members Code of Conduct. The report also provided an overview of the training and development programme for Members. The Committee noted that training sessions could be better attended by Members and agreed that the Chair of the Committee would write to Group Leaders to encourage their Members to attend training sessions that were on offer.
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14th Apr 2025

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10th Feb 2025

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13th Jan 2025

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9th Dec 2024 Cancelled

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4th Nov 2024

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Meeting

23rd Sep 2024

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Meeting

22nd Jul 2024

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24th Jun 2024 Cancelled

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2nd Jun 2025 Tomorrow

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28th Jul 2025

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1st Sep 2025

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27th Oct 2025

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1st Dec 2025

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26th Jan 2026

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23rd Mar 2026

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