Agenda and minutes

Dispensation Panel, Standards Committee - Wednesday, 1st April, 2015 10.00 am

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Venue: Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Llangefni. View directions

Contact: Mairwen Hughes 

Items
No. Item

1.

Declaration of Interest

To receive any declaration of interest by any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

Minutes:

No declaration of interest received.

2.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 18 KB

To consider adoption of  the following :-

 

“Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during 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.”

 

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED to adopt the following :-

 

“Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during 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.”

3.

Application for Dispensation

To consider applications for dispensation.

 

Copy of the applications and relevant papers attached. 

Minutes:

Submitted – a collective application for dispensation by Members of the Isle of Anglesey County Council in respect of the Single Status collective Agreement to be discussed at the full County Council on 7th April, 2015.

 

The Head of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer outlined the categories of personal and prejudicial interests which are listed in paragraph 10 and 12 of the Code of Conduct. She explained that dispensations may only be granted in specified circumstances which were listed in Section 2 of the documents afforded to the Panel. It was noted that 13 Elected Members may declare prejudicial interests in the matter.

 

The Head of Profession – Human Resources outlined the background of the Single Status Agreement to the Panel and the decision that will be required by the full Council at its meeting to be held on 7th April, 2014.

 

A question and answer session took place and the Panel retired to private session to discuss the matter.

 

Following return of the Panel, the Chair announced that the Panel had RESOLVED to grant dispensations to all Members of the County Council who may need to declare prejudicial interests, in connection with single status, by virtue of their having close personal associates among Council staff and whom they know to be affected by the Council’s decision/s.

 

The dispensation is granted pursuant to paragraph 2(d) and is limited to speaking, but not voting.