26 October 2009

Date: 

Monday, 26 October, 2009

Time: 

17:15:00

Location: 

Brigade Headquarters, Shrewsbury

Agenda: 

Category: 

Item no. Agenda Item Details Status
01 Election of Chair

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year

For information
02 Appointment of Vice-Chair

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year

For information
03 Apologies for Absence For information
04 Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded that they should declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests at this point and that they should leave the meeting before any item, in which they have a prejudicial interest, is discussed.

For information
05 Minutes

Members are asked to agree the minutes of the last meeting of the Standards Committee, held on 2 March 2009, and that they be signed as a correct record.

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06 Public Questions

To receive any questions, statements or petitions, of which notice has been received, from members of the public.

For information
07 Register of Members' Interests Form

This report asks the Committee to review the current Members' Register of Interests form and to consider and decide whether it wishes to adopt a new form.

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08 Protocol on Gifts and Hospitality for Members

This report asks the Committee to review the Protocol on Gifts and Hospitality and to decide on any changes to be made.

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09 Dispensations

This report provides the Committee with details of the new rules for dispensations and updates the process for making dispensation applications.

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10 Joint Standards Committees

This report provides further information relating to Joint Standards Committees and sets out issues and proposals for consideration by the Committee.

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11 Annual Report of the Standards Committee

This report advises of the work carried out by the Fire Authority's Standards Committee since October 2008. To follow marked 11. For information.

For information
12 Code of Conduct Training Update

This report provides the Committee with details of the Code of Conduct training provision for 2009/10.

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13 Standards for England Annual Assembly

The Standards for England Annual Assembly of Standards Committees took place on 12 and 13 October 2009 at the International Conference Centre, Birmingham and was attended by the Chair of the Fire Authority's Standards
Committee and its Corporate Services Manager. Full details of the issues considered at the Assembly can be accessed via the following web link:

http://www.annualassembly.co.uk/Eventpresentationsmaterials/

For information.

For information