ANNEX A
The Standards Committee
Composition and role
The Standards Committee shall comprise three members namely the Chairman and Vice chairs England and Wales of the Joint Committee, and the Chief Executive. The Standards Committee shall normally meet at least annually and also when called by the Chairman or the Chief Executive.
Its role is to ensure that the highest ethical standards are maintained across all areas of the Joint Committee’s services for all appointed Members and Officers.
Meetings are open to the public but they may be excluded where information of an exempt or confidential nature is being discussed
Terms of Reference
The functions of the Standards Committee do not extend to the consideration of matters affecting individual members of staff, under the provisions of the Joint Committee’s Grievance, Disciplinary and related Personnel Procedures.
The functions of the Standards Committee shall be as follows:
1. To promote and maintain high standards of conduct by all Members and Officers of the Joint Committee, to ensure that the highest ethical standards are maintained across all areas of the Joint Committee’s services.
2. To advise the Joint Committee on the adoption of Codes of Conduct for Members and Officers as required, to keep such Codes under review to assist Members and Officers to observe the Codes and to monitor the operation of the Codes.
3. To be responsible for advising, training, or arranging to train as required, Members and Officers of the Joint Committee on matters relating to the Codes of Conduct.
4. To support the Chairman and the Chief Executive in discharging their role in respect of standards of conduct and behaviour.
5. To request reports on the operation of the Joint Committee’s policies and procedures relating to the conduct and behaviour of Members.
6. To receive Reports of decisions following investigation by the Personnel Officer or Chief Executive of alleged breaches by a Member in complying with the Joint Committee’s Code of Conduct and to implement decisions.
7. To consider recommendations arising from investigations relating to:
(a) the exercise of the Joint Committee’s functions;
(b) the Joint Committee’s Code of Conduct;
(c) the Joint Committee’s Standards Committee.
8. To approve procedures for the proper investigation of alleged breaches of the Joint Committee’s Codes of Conduct for Members in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Local Government Act 2000 and Regulations made under Section 66 of that Act.
9. To determine the action to be taken if the Standards Committee, following investigation, finds that a breach of the Codes has occurred.
10. To consider the granting of dispensations, in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (Section 81(5) Local Government Act 2000), to Members in respect of the requirement to withdraw from the meeting chamber where a Member has prejudicial interest.
11. To develop approve, and keep under review 'Whistleblowing' Procedures in accordance with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 and Anti-Fraud Procedures.
North Western and North Wales Sea Fisheries Committee
Register of Interests Form
Joint Committee Member: ________________________
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(a) Statutory Register of Members Interests a) (Maintained under Section 81(1) Local Government Act 2000 and The Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001) (b) Notification of Financial and Other Interests
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a) NWNWSFC member: I have set out below under the appropriate headings my interests which I am required to declare under Section 81 of the Local Government Act 2000 and I have put "none" where I have no such interests under any heading
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(c) Part 1 - Financial Interests (a) any employment or business carried on by me:
(b) the name of my employer, the name or a firm(s) of which I am a partner and the name of any company of which I am a remunerated director:
(c) the name of any person (other than a relevant authority), who has made a payment to me in respect of my election or any expenses incurred by me in me carrying out my duties:
(d) the name of any corporate body which has a place of business or land in the authority’s area, and in which I have a beneficial interest in a class of securities of that body that exceeds the nominal value of Ł25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body:
(e) a description of any contract for goods, services or works made between the authority and myself or a firm in which I am a partner, a company of which I am a remunerated director, or a body of the description specified in (d) above:
(f) the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land in which I have a beneficial interest and which is in the area of the authority:
(g) the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land where the landlord is the authority and the tenant is a firm in which I am a partner, a company of which I am a remunerated director, or a body of the description specified in (d) above
(h) the address or other description (sufficient to identify the location) of any land in the authority’s area in which I have a licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy for 28 days or longer
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(d) Part 2 – Other Interests (a) I am a member or hold a position of general control or management of the following body/ies to which I have been appointed or nominated by the authority as its representative
(b) I am a member or hold a position of general control or management of the following authority/ies or body/ies exercising functions of a public nature
(c) I am a member or hold a position of general control or management of the following company/ies, industrial and provident society/ies, charity/ies or body/ies directed to charitable purposes
(d) I am a member or hold a position of general control or management of the following body/ies whose principal purposes include the influence of public opinion or policy
(e) I am a member or hold a position of general control or management of the following trade union(s) or professional association(s)
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