Meeting documents

Time: 4.00 pm (Briefing for Standards Committee Members only at 3.45 pm)

Place: Committee Room 3, Council Offices, Wellington Road, Ashton-under-Lyne

1. Apologies For Absence

2. Declarations of Interest

To allow Members an opportunity to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on the agenda.

3. Minutes

To receive the Minutes of the Standards Committee held on 12 March 2013 (copy Minutes attached).

4. Information Governance

Report of the Head of Risk Management and Audit Services attached. (6.54MB)

5. Local Government: General Principles of Conduct for Members and Revised Plain English Guide for Councillors on Open Transparency

Report of the Borough Solicitor (Monitoring Officer) attached. (1.31MB)

6. Errant Councillors and the New Standards Regime - A view by Clive Sheldon QC

Report of the Borough Solicitor (Monitoring Officer) attached. (0.57MB)

7. Discussion Period for Members to Raise Issues (if any)

8. Register of Interests and Gifts and Hospitality

The Register of Interests and Gifts and Hospitality will be available for inspection at the meeting.

9. Urgent Items

Urgent Business (if any):  To give consideration to any other matters arising.  To be accepted at the discretion of the Chair of the meeting.

10. Date of the Next Meeting

To consider the date and time of the next meeting.

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