Agenda and minutes

RESOLVED:  That Ms Sheila Darr be appointed as Chairman of the Committee for the purposes of this meeting.

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no Reserve Members in attendance.

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no declarations.

That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2009 be deferred until the next ordinary meeting of the Committee.

RESOLVED:  That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 December 2009 be deferred until the next ordinary meeting of the Committee.

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no deputations

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

The Chairman of the Selection Panel introduced the report and explained that 22 applications for the posts had been received.  A Member of the Committee, who was also a Member of the Selection Panel, commented that the Panel were confident that 5 good candidates had been selected.

Resolved to RECOMMEND:  (to Council)  That

(1)               the appointments of Dr John Kirkland, Mohammed Rizvi, Derek John Lawrence and Anand Mantri as Independent Members of the Standards Committee from 25 May 2010 until the Annual Council meeting in May 2014, be approved;

(2)               the appointment of James Coyle as a Reserve Independent Member of the Standards Committee from 25 May 2010 until the Annual Council meeting in May 2014, be approved.

The Committee noted with sadness, the resignation of the Chairman, Bishop Pete Broadbent. Members took the opportunity to thank Bishop Broadbent and Sheila Darr for their services to the Committee and wished them both well for the future.