1. Apologies for Absence
2. Minutes of the last meeting of the Standards Committee held on 30 July 2008 (previously circulated) Appendix 1.
3. Urgent Business
To receive notice of any urgent business which the Chairman considers should be dealt with at the meeting as a matter of urgency by virtue of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.
4. Declarations of Interest
Members to indicate whether they will be declaring any interests under the Code of Conduct.
Members making a declaration of interest at a meeting of a Committee or Council are required to disclose the existence and nature of that interest. This requirement is not discharged by merely declaring a personal interest without further explanation.
5. Standards Board for England Bulletin 40 Appendix 2. (PDF, 31k).
6.Draft Protocol for Disclosure of Confidential or Exempt Information. Appendix 3 (PDF, 46k). Appendix 3 annex 1 (PDF, 17k).
7.Any other items which the Chairman decides are urgent
At the conclusion of the meeting there will be an Informal Training Session for Members of the Standards Committee. (Members are asked to bring the Local Assessment Training Exercise to the Meeting).