Present:
| Independent Members |
Mr G Butler
Mr D Tweddle |
| Parish Members |
Mr W L Mead
Mr R Sealby
Mrs J Hay |
| Eden District Councillors |
M Davidson
Mrs J Raine
G Savage |
| Lead Officer in Attendance: |
Mr P Foote (Director of Corporate and Legal Services) |
| Senior Auditor |
Mr G Little |
| Democratic Services Officer: |
Mrs J Brabbins |
St/12/7/10 Apologies for Absence
An apology for absence was received from Ms H Thornley
St/13/7/10 Minutes
The Minutes St/1/5/10 to St/11/5/10 of the meeting of this Committee held on 19 May 2010 were approved as a correct record of the proceedings.
St/14/7/10 Declarations of Interest
There were no declarations of interest made at this meeting.
St/15/7/10 Annual Report of the Standards Committee
The Committee considered report CLS34/10 of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services setting out the Standards Committee Annual Report that had been presented to full Council on 17 June 2010. It was hoped that the current Chairman of the Council, Mrs Raine, would be in a position to highlight and actively promote the Local Complaints process.
Resolved that the report be noted
St/16/7/10 Update of the Anti-Fraud, Theft and Corruption Strategy and Response Plan
The Committee considered report F56/10 of the Director of Finance setting out a proposed update to the Council's Anti-Fraud, Theft and Corruption Strategy and Response Plan. The amended document included reference to the new Employment Screening Policy that would come into effect from September 2010.
Resolved that the updated Anti-Fraud, Theft and Corruption Strategy and Response Plan be approved Appendix A (PDF: 551 Kb / 19 pages)
St/17/7/10 Annual Fraud Report 2009-2010
The Committee considered report F55/10 of the Director of Finance updating Members on how the Council has sought to detect and prevent fraud in 2009-2010
Resolved that the report be noted
St/18/7/10 Confidential Reporting Code
The Committee considered report CLS38/10 of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services setting out the updated Confidential Reporting Code. It was suggested that it would be beneficial to refer the Code to the Joint Consultative Committee for any views it may have.
Resolved that the revised Confidential Reporting Code be approved Appendix B (PDF: 85 Kb / 9 pages)
St/19/7/10 Comments Compliments and Complaints - Financial Year 2009-2010
The Committee considered report CLS39/10 of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services advising Members of the number of formal complaints which were made under the Council's own Complaints Procedure during the last financial year. It was noted that the particularly severe winter weather had contributed to an increase in complaints relating to the refuse collection service. It was suggested that this Committee could play a role in 'sampling' complaints to guarantee adherence to agreed procedures.
Resolved that the report be noted
St/20/7/10 Ombudsman's Complaints - Annual Report and Provisional Statistics
The Committee considered report CLS40/10 of the Director of Corporate and Legal Services advising Members of the contents of the annual report which has been received from the Commission for Local Administration upon complaints relating to the Council for the year 2009/2010.
Resolved that the complaints made to the Ombudsman during the financial year
2009/2010 be noted.
St/21/7/10 Date of Next Scheduled Meeting
The next scheduled meeting of the Standards Committee would be held on 13 October
2010.
The meeting closed at 7.20pm
