Agenda and decisions

Standards Committee - Monday 12 February 2018 6.30 pm

Venue: Room 102, Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street, London E8 1EA. View directions

Contact: Gareth Sykes, Governance Services  Tel: 020 8356 1567 Email:  Gareth.Sykes@Hackney.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of the Committee Chair for the remainder of the municipal year 2017-18

2.

Apologies for absence

3.

Declaration of interests

4.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Decision:

 

RESOLVED The Governance Services Officer would clarify with Michael Sheffield, Corporate Head of Audit, Anti-Fraud and Risk Management about working with the committee chair about a drafting some form of whistleblowing protocol.  Governance Services Officer would then report back to the committee chair.

 

  RESOLVED Councillor McKenzie would update members at the next Standards Committee meeting, following talks with the Council’s Neighbourhoods and Housing department, about proper oversight and transparency in the event of future high profile incidents.

 

5.

Annual report on compliance with guidance on members' use of ICT pdf icon PDF 233 KB

Decision:

 RESOLVED Rob Miller to ensure that training and guidance for Members includes advice to cover sharing of residents' information by ward councillor teams.

 

RESOLVED Rob Miller to ensure that Data Protection training for members is mandatory, with access to the Council's systems being removed if members do not complete the training within a reasonable period of time (taking into account absence due to illness, maternity leave etc).

 

RESOLVED Committee members noted the contents of the report.

 

6.

Review of the Register of Members and Co-optees Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 171 KB

Decision:

 RESOLVED Committee members noted the contents of the report.

 

RESOLVED Governance Services Officer to look at sending out the Register of Members’ Interest form with the Related Party Transaction form to councillors after the May 2018 local election.