| 1 | TO APPROVE THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING MEETING: |
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| 2 | TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE |
| 3 | URGENT MATTERS BY REASON OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES |
| | | The Chairman will announce any late items which do not appear on the main agenda but which he has agreed should be considered by reason of special circumstances to be specified in the reports. |
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| 4 | DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST |
| | | | (a) | Personal interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
A Councillor who declares a personal interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, may stay, speak and vote on the matter.
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| | (b) | Prejudicial interests under the Medway Code of Conduct
A Councillor who declares a personal and prejudicial interest in a matter, including the nature of the interest, must withdraw from the room and take no part in the debate or vote on the matter.
Councillors who have declared a personal and prejudicial interest may make representations, answer questions and give evidence before leaving the room but only if members of the public are allowed to attend for the same purpose.
If an interest is not declared at the outset of the meeting, it should be disclosed as soon as the interest becomes apparent. |
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| 5 | STANDARDS FOR ENGLAND GUIDANCE ON OTHER ACTION |
| | | This report advises Members of new guidance issued by Standards for England on the section of "other action". |
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| | > Standards for England guidance on other action (pdf file 3.5Mb) |
| 6 | MEMBERS' CODE OF CONDUCT CASE REPORTS |
| | | This report updates Members on recent decisions of Standards for England tribunals and summaries of complaints investigated by ethical standards officers. |
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| | > Members' Code of Conduct case reports (pdf file 206.9kb) |
| 7 | EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC |
| | | Exempt and confidential items are not available to the press and public but a brief summary of the contents may be found under each heading.
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| Any press or public that are present at the meeting may be asked to leave at this point, as the items to be discussed have sensitive information in them and the Local Government Act 1972 allows for this to happen because the information presented to a Standards Committee or to a sub-committee of a Standards Committee, set up to consider any matter under regulations 13 or 16 to 20 of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008, or referred under Section 58(1)(c) of the Local Government Act 2000.
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| | > Exclusion of the press and public (pdf file 56.0kb) |
| 8 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Update report |