Standards Committee 23 September 2011

There will be a meeting of the Standards Committee in the Boardroom, National Park Office, Murley Moss, Kendal on 23 September 2011 at 10 am.

Members of the committee:

Dr A J Barker, Mr W Barr, Mr N Clarkson, Mr S Collins, Ms J H Cooke, Miss S Fletcher, Mr D P Foot, Mr W Jefferson OBE, Mr T S A Lowther, Professor J Rowan-Robinson, Mr J G Thompson

Also invited to attend:

Deputy Chairman of the Authority: Mr J M Hayton

Agenda

Part One

1 Appointment of Chairman

2 Apologies

To receive and record apologies from members of the Committee who cannot attend.

3 Minutes

To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 23 June 2011. 2011_06_23 Standards Minutes (pdf)

4 Appointment of Deputy Chairman

5 Chairman's Announcements

The Chairman to announce the fire safety instructions to all attendees.

6 Declarations of Interest

Members should declare any personal or prejudicial interests. These are described in the Code of Conduct adopted by the Authority on 16 July 2007 and in the Authority Handbook.

Standards for England advises that members should state the nature of any prejudicial interest (defined at paragraph 10 of the Code of Conduct) so it can be recorded in the minutes.

7 Questions

To answer any questions raised under Standing Order 14(2) relating to the business of the Committee.

8 Public Participation

There are no public questions, petitions or deputations relating to the business of the Committee for this meeting.

Reports are enclosed for the following items:

9 2011_09_23 Options Appraisal on Standards Regime for Implementation of the Localism Bill (pdf)

Access to Information - Local Government Act 1972 (As amended)

Agenda and Reports

Anyone can have a copy of the agenda and non-confidential reports before the meeting.  We will also make copies available for people to refer to at the meeting.

Background Papers

Anyone can make arrangements to see the list of background papers at Murley Moss between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Address details are in Contact Us. We cannot make background papers available for confidential papers.