Meeting Details

To elect a Chair for the ensuing year

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the ensuing year

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.