APPENDIX 1
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Standards Training Plan for Members – 2024/2025
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TRAINING |
DATE |
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Standards and Governance Committee and Independent Persons for Standards |
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Training received: |
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i. Training re Code of Conduct and standards complaint handling by Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer |
17 Oct 2022 |
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ii. Training re Code of Conduct complaint handling, statistics and themes by Deputy Monitoring Officer. |
15 Mar 2024 |
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iii. Training re Standards Complaints Hearings by Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer. |
31 May 2024 |
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iv. Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin. |
Twice per year |
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Future training: |
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i. Further refresher training as required. |
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Training received: |
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i. Refresher training regarding Hearings Panel procedures and process by Senior Governance Lawyer. |
11 Jun 2024 |
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Future training: |
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i. Further refresher training as required. |
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Independent Persons for Standards – specific training |
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Training received: |
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i. Introductory training by Monitoring Officer, Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer to additional and existing Independent Persons for Standards. |
14 Sep 2023 |
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ii. External Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) training for Independent Persons – various sessions |
15 Feb 2024 Mar 2024 |
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Future training: |
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i. Internal training as appropriate. |
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ii. External training as appropriate and as opportunities are presented. |
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North Yorkshire Council Members |
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Training received: |
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i. Induction training by Monitoring Officer. |
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ii. Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin. |
Twice per year |
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Future training: |
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i. Refresher training to NYC Members on Members’ Code of Conduct. |
Members’ seminar - 4 Sep 2024 |
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ii. Monitoring Officer, Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer to produce a recorded training session for Members to access at any time. |
To be arranged |
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Parish and Town Councils |
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Training received: |
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i. Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer delivered 90 minute online training session, as part of YLCA online training offered to Yorkshire local councils. |
19 Feb 2004 |
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ii. Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin. Standards Bulletins are circulated to parish and town councils in North Yorkshire. |
Twice per year |
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Future training: |
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i. Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer to repeat the February online training session for North Yorkshire parish and town councils. |
Date to be arranged |