Agenda

Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any personal interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda. If the interest arises only as result of your membership of another public body or one to which you have been appointed by the Council then you only need to declare it if you intend to speak.

If the personal interest is a prejudicial interest, you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter.

To consider the exclusion of the press and public for the following items of business on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 7c of Part 1-3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by The Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008.

To consider and determine the report of an investigation under Section 59 of the Local Government Act 2000 into an allegation concerning a Member of Chorley Council.

The report of the Investigating Officer is enclosed.  

Guidance, produced by the Standards Board for England, entitled “Standards Committee Determinations” is also enclosed.  Please refer to page 6-19.

To make the findings of fact.

To determine whether there has been a breach of the Code of Conduct.

To confirm the decision of the Standards Sub-Committee (Hearing).