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Report 6 of the 19 March 2010 meeting of the Standards Committee, presents the quarterly Standards Indicators for the periods July-September 2009 and October-December 2009.

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Standards Indicators

Report: 6
Date: 19 March 2010
By: Chief Executive

Summary

The quarterly Standards Indicators for the periods July-September 2009 and October-December 2009 are presented for the Committee’s information and comment.

A. Recommendation

That the Committee notes and comments on the Standards Indicators.

B. Supporting information

1. At each meeting the Standards Committee considers a set of indicators that give some measure of what can broadly be described as ethical/good practice standards in the MPA.

2. Some of these relate specifically to member conduct and others to the organisation as a whole. The information is presented on a quarterly basis. Particularly over time as trends can be established, the Committee will be able to identify any areas of concern and explore how these might be addressed. Some issues will be for the Standards Committee to take forward, others could be referred to the appropriate MPA committee. The indicators are attached as Appendix 1.

C. Race and equality impact

There are no issues related directly to the contents of this report. Some of the indicators may have equalities implications (for example disciplinary or whistle blowing cases); if the Standards Committee has concerns about these in the future it can refer the matter to the relevant committee for further exploration.

D. Financial implications

None

E. Background papers

None

F. Contact details

Report author(s): Nick Baker, MPA

For more information contact:

MPA general: 020 7202 0202
Media enquiries: 020 7202 0217/18

Appendix 1

Standards Indicators

Indicator July to Sept 2008 Oct to Dec 2008 Jan to March 2009 April to June 2009 July to Sept 2009 Oct to Dec 2009
1. Number of complaints made about Members 0 1 0 0 0 0
2. Number of members who have recorded changes to the Register of Interests 6 2 5 2 0 0
3. Number of declarations of interest made at Authority / committee meetings 2 0 5 5 0 0
4. Number of hospitality declarations made 7 21 17 7 1 0
5. Percentage member attendance at MPA committee meetings 80% 80% 71.4% 70.3% 70.5% 74%
6. Number of complaints dealt with under the MPA procedure: Stage 1 None Two - 1 resolved / 1 resolved by independent adjudicator One - resolved   None None
Stage 2
 None   One - resolved One - ongoing One resolved None
7. Number of complaints to the Local Government Ombudsman None None None None None None
8. Number of complaints to the Information Commissioner 0 2 0 1 0 0
9. Number of upheld objections to the Audit Commission in relation to the Authority’s accounts 0 0 0 0 0 0
10. Number of staff grievances initiated under the grievance procedure 1 1 1 1 1 3
11. Number of Employment Tribunals initiated 0 0 0 0 0 0
12. The number of whistle blowing cases initiated 0 0 0 1 0 0
13. The number of disciplinary proceedings initiated against officers for misconduct 0 0 0 0 0 0
14. Industrial action taken or notified by MPA staff 0 0 0 0 0 0 PSC have informed MPA of national dispute re civil service compensation scheme members are being balloted
15. Internal or External Audit reports finalised during the period relating to matters of probity 0 0 0 0 0 0
16. Number of Freedom of Information requests received 11 15 15 18 15 7
17. Number of FoI requests replied to within the statutory timescale 2 0 0 1 12 7
18. Number of FoI requests to which exemptions were applied in whole or part 3 3 1 3 5 1
19. Number of requests for a review of an FoI decision 1 1 1 1 2 0

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