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This resource is from the Committees section. These are the minutes for 12 October 2010 meeting of the Assessment Sub-committee.

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Minutes - draft

These minutes are draft and are to be agreed.

Minutes of the Assessment Sub-committee of the Metropolitan Police Authority held on 12 October 2010  at 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0NY.

Present

Members

  • Christopher Boothman
  • Anne Dickens (Chair)
  • Janet Gray

MPA officers

  • Helen Sargeant (MPA Monitoring Officer)
  • Nick Baker (Head of Business Support and Members Services)

1. Appointment of chair for the meeting

(Agenda item 1)

1.1 The Head of Authority Business and Members Support sought nominations to chair the meeting and Anne Dickens was proposed and seconded to chair the meeting.

Resolved – That Anne Dickens chair the meeting of the Assessment Sub-committee.

2. Chair’s announcements

2.1 The Chair reminded members that pursuant to Regulation 8 of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008/1085 and the Standards Board for England’s guidance. ‘Local Assessment of Complaints’ the entire meeting would be held in private and that the discussions were confidential.

3. Declarations of interest

(Agenda item 3)

3.1 No declarations were made.

Resolved - That

4. Complaint against a MPA member

(Agenda item 3)

4.1 The Assessment Sub-Committee considered a report and confidential papers from the Monitoring Officer of a written complaint received alleging that a member of the MPA may have breached the MPA’s Code of Conduct.

4.2 In considering the complaint, members were satisfied that the papers circulated with the agenda and subsequent papers submitted by the complainant were enough to allow them to consider the matter before them.

4.3 Having considered the complaint the Assessment Sub-Committee decision’s is as given in the Decision Notice which is appended to these minutes as Appendix 1.

4.4 In addition the Assessment Sub-Committee asked officers to remind Members of the MPA of the corporate external communication strategy.

Resolved – That

  1. in accordance with the Local Government Act 2000, as amended, no action be taken on the complaint;
  2. the main points the Assessment Sub-Committee considered and the reasons for its conclusion be recorded (which are contained in the Decision Notice appended to these minutes);
  3. a written summary of the complaint that was produced to the Sub-Committee and the identity of the complainant be provided to the members complained about.

The meeting closed at 3:50 p.m.

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