Agenda and minutes

General Purposes - Wednesday 6th July, 2016 6.00 pm

Venue: Rooms 3 & 4 - 17th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6 QP. View directions

Contact: Mick Steward, Head of Committee and Governance Services  Tel: 020 7641 3134; Email:  msteward@westminster.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership

The Head of Committee and Governance Services to report any changes in membership.

Minutes:

1.1     There were no changes to the membership.

2.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations by Members and Officers of the existence and nature of any personal or prejudicial interests in matters on this agenda.

Minutes:

2.1     There were no Declarations of Interest.

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 130 KB

3.1     To sign the minutes of the meeting held on 24 February 2016.

Minutes:

3.1     The Chairman, with the consent of the Members present, signed the minutes      of the meeting held on 24 February 2016 as a true and correct record of the          proceedings.

4.

Members Code of Conduct (See report of the Director of Law) pdf icon PDF 371 KB

Report of Head of Committee and Governance Services.

Minutes:

4.1     Members noted that the new Code had been the subject of significant discussion by the Standards Committee and input by the Independent Persons.

 

4.2     It was noted that training in the new Code would be offered, which would include various scenarios and the types of interests which should be disclosed and those which need not.

 

4.3     It was agreed that subject to some minor drafting amendments it was in order for the Code to be recommended to the Council for approval.

 

          Resolved:  That the Code of Conduct be submitted to full Council for adoption.