Standards Committee Agenda 20th December 2011
Meeting to be held at 4.00 pm in the Town Hall
Order of Business
1. Welcome and Housekeeping Arrangements
2. Exclusion of Press and Public
To identify items where resolutions may be moved to exclude the press and public
3. Apologies for Absence from Members of the Committee
4. Declarations of Interest
Members to declare any interests they have in the business to be considered at the meeting.
5. Annual Report of the Local Government Ombudsman
Joint report of the Director of Customer Services and Deputy Chief Executive
6. Localism Act 2011 – Changes to Standards Regime for Local Authorities
Report of the Director of Legal Services
7. Monitoring Officer’s Report
Report of the Monitoring Officer/Deputy Chief Executive
8. Annual Report of the Standards Committee
Report of the Monitoring Officer/Deputy Chief Executive
Access To The Meeting
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting should report to the First Point Reception desk at the Town Hall, Pinstone Street entrance, where you will be directed to the meeting room.
Occasionally some reports are not available to the public because they contain confidential information. These items are marked with an * on the agenda. When these items are considered you will be asked to leave the meeting.
If you require any further information please contact Dave Ross, Democratic Services on telephone no. 273 5033 or email d.ross@sheffield.gov.uk
Downloads
Details of the items to be considered. (67.5 KB)
This report provides an overview of the Local Government Ombudsman’s (LGO) Annual Review Letter to Sheffield City Council, and also contains details of the complaints received, and formally referred and determined by the LGO during the 12 months from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. (433 KB)
This report provides a summary of the changes to the Standards regime arising from the Localism Act 2011. (86.0 KB)
This report updates the Standards Committee on recent cases handled through the local assessment process. (211 KB)
This report highlights the work of the Standards Committee and the changes to the Standards regime contained in the Localism Act 2011. (102 KB)