Issue - meetings

To receive the first annual report from the London Borough of Enfield’s Councillor Conduct Committee for 2012/13.  The report sets out the key issues dealt with by the committee during the past year.

The report was agreed at the Councillor Conduct Committee meeting held on 25 June 2013.

To receive the annual report of the London Borough of Enfield’s Audit Committee for 2011/12.  The report sets out the key issues dealt with by the committee during the past year.

Members are asked to note that the report was agreed at the Audit Committee meeting held on 10 July 2012.

RECEIVED for consideration and approval the 2011/12 annual report from the Council’s Audit Committee, which set out the key issues dealt with over the previous year.

NOTED that the annual report had been agreed and recommended on to Council for consideration by the Audit Committee on 10 July 2012.

AGREED to note and approve the 2011/12 Annual Report from the London Borough of Enfield’s Audit Committee.

To receive the annual report of the London Borough of Enfield’s Standards Committee for 2011/12.  The report sets out the key issues dealt with by the committee during the past year.

The report was agreed at the Standards Committee meeting held on 5 March 2012.

Lawrence Greenberg, Independent member and former Chair of the Standards Committee, moved and Councillor Simon seconded the final annual report of the London Borough of Enfield’s Standards Committee 2011/12.

In moving the report Lawrence Greenberg highlighted:

1.      that this would be the final report to be produced by the Standards Committee, which had now been replaced by the new standards regime introduced under the Localism Act and Councillor Conduct Committee.

2.      the role of independent members had been removed under the new regime with the new position and role of Independent Person introduced in their place.  It was hoped that the new arrangements introduced following the Act and adopted by the Council would provide a more streamlined process for dealing with complaints against members.

3.      his thanks to all members and officers (particularly the Monitoring Officer and his staff) involved in supporting the independent members and Committee, for their contributions over the last year.

Councillor Simon thanked Lawrence Greenberg and the other Independent members of the Standards Committee (Dr Elliot Finer and Simon James) for their effort and work over the last year.  In addition, specific thanks were extended to Lawrence Greenberg for his efforts and assistance in developing the new standards framework and local arrangements adopted by the Council.

AGREED to endorse the 2011/12 Annual Report from the Standards Committee.