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This resource is from the Committees section. This is the minutes for the 16 May 03 meeting of the Standards Committee.
Warning: This is archived material and may be out of date. The Metropolitan Police Authority has been replaced by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC).
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Minutes
Minutes of the Standards Committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 16 May 2003 at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.
Present
Members:
- Ian Whitburn (Deputy Chair in the Chair)
- Jennette Arnold
- Stephanie Caplan
- Nicholas Long
- Eric Ollerenshaw
MPA Officers:
- David Riddle (Deputy Clerk)
- Simon Vile (Head of Secretariat)
Part 1
8. Apologies for absence
(Agenda item 1)
An apology for absence was received from Cecile Wright.
9. Declarations of interest
(Agenda item 2)
None received.
10. Minutes
(Agenda item 3)
Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 17 January 2003 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.
11. General update
The committee considered a report by the Clerk giving a general update on a number of issues, including the current position on legislative changes. It was reported that the regulations were still awaited which would enable standards committees to consider reports on investigations completed by ethical standards officers. These were imminent. The Standards Board had produced draft guidance on these regulations. The Deputy Clerk reported on the one case he was aware of involving a Standards Board investigation of allegations against a police authority member.
12. Review of Standing Orders
The committee considered a report by the Clerk proposing revised procedural Standing Orders.
The committee proposed some amendments to these.
With regard to members’ right to place items on agendas (S.O. 1.7), it was recommended that there be a requirement for a request to be supported in writing by two other members.
With regard to questions from the public at full Authority meetings (S.O. 2.7), it was felt that the current process was unsatisfactory in that it did not enable members to debate the issues raised or the questioner to make any comment on the Clerk’s response. It was agreed to recommend these changes, limiting the questioner’s right to respond to three minutes.
Resolved – That the above amendments be recommended to the full Authority when it considers the revised Standing Orders.
13. Date of next meeting
(Agenda item 7)
Resolved – That, subject to the availability of the Chair, the next meeting be held on Friday, 21 November at 10 a.m.
The meeting ended at 10.55 p.m.
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