Agenda

Standards Committee - Tuesday, 14th December, 2021 4.00 pm

Venue: Lesser Hall 2 - Dukinfield Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Louis Garrick, Senior Democratic Services Officer 0161 342 3049 or Email: louis.garrick@tameside.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE View the background to item 1.
2.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST View the background to item 2. To allow Members an opportunity to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on the agenda. Members with a personal interest should declare that at the start of the item under consideration. If Members also have a prejudicial or disclosable pecuniary interest they must withdraw from the meeting during the consideration of the item.
3.	MINUTES PDF 317 KB View the background to item 3. The minutes of the meeting of the Standards Committee on the 17 November 2020 to be approved as a correct record.
4.	UPDATE RE: MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT PDF 343 KB View the background to item 4. To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer. Additional documents: ITEM 4 - Appendix 1 - Tamesde Code of Conduct FINAL , item 4. PDF 216 KB ITEM 4 - Appendix 2 - LGA Model Councillor Code of Conduct may 2021 FINAL , item 4. PDF 291 KB ITEM 4 - Appendix 3 - Guidance on LGA Model Councillor Code of Conduct FINAL , item 4. PDF 1 MB
5.	CIVILITY IN PUBLIC LIFE PDF 385 KB View the background to item 5. To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer. Additional documents: ITEM 5 - Appendix 1 - LGA Model Councillor Code of Conduct 2020 , item 5. PDF 291 KB ITEM 5 - Appendix 1(a) Slides for Member Briefing - Personal Safety 22 November 2021 FINAL VERSION , item 5. PDF 1 MB ITEM 5 - Appendix 1(b) CMA Personal Safety for Tameside Councillors – A checklist FINAL , item 5. PDF 347 KB ITEM 5 - Appendix 1(c) CMA Personal Safety Advice for Local Tameside Councillors FINAL , item 5. PDF 330 KB ITEM 5 - Appendix 1(d) - violencereportform FINAL , item 5. PDF 177 KB
6.	ETHICAL UPDATE - HELPING TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF CONDUCT PDF 228 KB View the background to item 6. To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer.
7.	INDEPENDENT PERSON(S) PDF 418 KB View the background to item 7. To consider the attached report of the Monitoring Officer.
8.	WORK PROGRAMME UPDATE View the background to item 8. To receive a verbal update from the Monitoring Officer
9.	REGISTER OF INTERESTS AND GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY View the background to item 9. The Register of Interests and Gifts and Hospitality will be available for inspection at the meeting.
10.	DISCUSSION PERIOD FOR MEMBERS TO RAISE ISSUES (IF ANY) View the background to item 10.
11.	URGENT ITEMS View the background to item 11. Urgent Business (if any): To give consideration to any other matters arising. To be accepted at the discretion of the Chair of the meeting.
12.	DATE OF NEXT MEETING View the background to item 12. To note that the next meeting of the Standards Committee will take place on 29 March 2022