Agenda and minutes

Assessment Sub-Committee - Wednesday 15 July 2009 7.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 3, Harrow Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2XY. View directions

Contact: Claire Vincent, Senior Professional - Democratic Services Tel: 020 8424 1637 E-mail: claire.vincent@harrow.gov.uk

Note: Note: Pursuant to Regulation 8 of The Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008 and the Standards Board for England’s Guidance, ‘Local Assessment of Complaints’, this meeting will be held in private, with attendance restricted to the members of the Sub-Committee and those officers advising the Sub-Committee only.

Items
Note	No.	Item
		PART I - RECOMMENDATIONS - NIL
		PART II - MINUTES
	29.	Appointment of the Chairman To note that the Independent Member, Ms S Darr, will serve as Chairman of the Sub-Committee for this meeting. Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that the Independent Member, Ms S Darr, would serve as the Chairman of the Sub?Committee for this meeting.
	30.	Declarations of Interest 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. Minutes: RESOLVED: To note that there were no declarations of interests made by Members in relation to the business to be transacted at this meeting
Enc.	31.	Minutes PDF 15 KB View the background to item 31. That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 April 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record. Minutes: RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 30 April 2009 be taken as read and signed as a correct record.
Enc.	32.	Assessment Sub-Committee - Terms of Reference PDF 69 KB View item 32. as DOC 238 KB View the background to item 32. Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services. Additional documents: Assessment Sub-Committee - Terms of Reference - Appx A , item 32. PDF 12 KB View as DOC (32./2) 24 KB Assessment Sub-Committee - Terms of Reference - Appx B , item 32. PDF 26 KB View as DOC (32./3) 40 KB Assessment Sub-Committee - Terms of Reference - Appx C , item 32. PDF 47 KB View as DOC (32./4) 78 KB Minutes: RESOLVED: That the Terms of Reference of the Sub-Committee be noted
	33.	Complaint - Breach of Code of Conduct To assess any complaints received to date. The report of the Monitoring Officer and all relevant information will be circulated at the meeting. Minutes: Members considered a report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services, which set out details of a complaint that a Member had failed or may have failed to comply with the Authority’s Code of Conduct, and independent advice obtained in relation to the complaint. The Sub-Committee having fully considered and discussed the report, with each Member setting out their individual thoughts on its contents. RESOLVED: That (1) the allegation be referred to the Monitoring Officer and he write to the Member concerning the breach and to remind him of the requirement to complete his Register of Interest Form accurately. (2) the Monitoring Officer write to all Members of the Council to remind them of their responsibilities in respect of the completion of Registers of Interest forms.