Agenda

To receive any declaration of interest from a Member or Officer regarding any item of business.

To elect a Vice-Chair for the Isle of Anglesey County Council’s Standards Committee.

To confirm the draft minutes of the previous meetings of the Standards Committee held on 18 June 2024 and the extraordinary meeting held on 16 September 2024.

A report by the Head of Democratic Services.

A report by the Human Resources Development Manager.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer in relation to: -

(a) County Councillors, and

(b) Town/Community Councillors

for Quarters 1, 2 and 3 of 2024/2025

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer on the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Investigation Outcomes published since the last Standards Committee meeting.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer on the APW’s decisions in Wales since the last Standards Committee meeting.

It is usual practice for a report to be prepared to the Standards Committee by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer on the applications for dispensations considered by the Standards Committee. During the period between the Standards Committee on 18 June 2024 and the day of publishing this agenda, no applications have been received. On this basis, no report is attached.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer on the National Forum for Independent Members of Standards Committees in Wales.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer with details of the progress made in relation to the findings from the reviews of registers of interests for a sample of elected members.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer presenting the report published following an independent review of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales’s Code of Conduct Cases.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer presenting the consultation paper published in relation to a recommendation made in the report following the independent review of the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales’s Code of Conduct Cases.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer with details of the work done by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales in relation to the different Local Resolution Protocols adopted by authorities in Wales.

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer enclosing an amended Standards Committee Hearings Process.

To consider adopting the following: -

“Under Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item on the grounds that it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the said Act and in the attached Public Interest Test.”

A report by the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer sharing details of the Decision Notices received from the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.