Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Apologies were received from Mrs Bacon, Independent Vice-Chairman.
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest. Members are advised to consider the extract from the Standard Board Code of Conduct for Members, which forms part of the Declaration of Interest Form at the back of this Agenda. If a Member declares an interest, they should complete that Form and hand it to the Officer clerking the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To follow. Minutes: The Working Party AGREED that the minutes of the Constitutional Review Working Party held on 17 December 2015 be approved and signed by the Chairman.
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Scheme of Delegations Additional documents: Minutes: Tim Howes, Director of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer outlined the changes to the Scheme of Delegations.
The Working Party were advised that the changes made to the wording have made responsibilities easier to understand and ensured that the document would be easier to work if there was new legislation or changes to responsibilities of portfolio holders.
The Working Party agreed amendments to the document.
The Working Party agreed changes proposed by Tim Howes to the Scheme of Delegations and recommended them to the Standards Committee.
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Article 14 needs to be reviewed in light of the changes made to the scheme of delegations. Minutes: Tim Howes outlined the proposed changes to Article 14 and these were agreed by the Working Party and recommended them to the Standards Committee.
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To consider the amendment shown in track changes. Minutes: Tim Howes outlined the proposed changes to the Petitions Scheme. The proposed changes were agreed by the Working Party and recommended them to the Standards Committee.
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