| 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 January to March 2008. |
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| | > Outcomes of Housing Benefit Counter Fraud Investigations (pdf file 29.3kb) |
| | (B) | Minimising Impact of Vacancy in 2008/2009 |
| | | To seek Members' views on the proposed change to the work programme for 2008/09.
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| | > Minimising Impact of Vacancy in 2008-09 (pdf file 22.4kb) |
| | (C) | Internal Audit Programme 2007/2008 |
| | | To advise Members of progress towards achieving the internal audit work programme for 2007/2008. |
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| | > Internal Audit Programme 2007-08 (pdf file 56.0kb) |
| | (D) | Outcomes of Audit Activity |
| | | To advise Members of the outcome of Internal Audit activity completed since the last meeting of the Audit Committee.
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| | > Outcomes of Audit Activity (pdf file 112.5kb) |
| | (E) | Irregularity Report |
| | | This report informs Members of the outcome of a recent investigation. |
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| | > Irregularity Report (pdf file 14.1kb) |
| | (F) | Operation of the Housing Maintenance Contract |
| | | This report sets out the Council's position in relation to the Housing Maintenance Contract. |
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| | > Operation of the Housing Maintenance Contract (pdf file 14.4kb) |
| | (G) | 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 contains exempt information and the Local Government Act 1972 allows for this to happen because 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 16.3kb) |