| 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 | TO CONSIDER REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) | Outcomes of housing benefit counter fraud investigations |
| | | To inform Members of progress in investigating allegations of housing and council tax benefit fraud during the period August 2007 to December 2007. |
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| | > Housing and council tax benefit investigations (pdf file 30.4kb) |
| | (B) | Internal audit work programme 2007/2008 |
| | | To advise Members of progress towards achieving the internal audit programme for 2007/2008. |
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| | > Internal audit programme 2007-08 (pdf file 50.4kb) |
| | (C) | Outcomes of internal audit activity |
| | | To advise Members of the outcomes of internal audit activity completed since the last meeting of the Committee. |
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| | > Outcomes of audit activity (pdf file 79.4kb) |
| | (D) | Irregularity report |
| | | This report is to inform Members of the outcome of a recent investigation. |
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| | > Irregularity report (pdf file 9.8kb) |
| 6 | EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC |
| | | The appendix to 5(D) above contains information which is not for publication under paragraphs 1 and 7 of part 1 of schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as it contains information of a personal nature. It is considered the need to keep information exempt outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. |
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| | > Exclusion of the press and public (pdf file 9.9kb) |