APPENDIX 1

 

NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

 

STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

 

 

Standards Training Plan for Members – 2024/2025

 

 

TRAINING

DATE

Standards and Governance Committee and Independent Persons for Standards

 

Training received:

 

      i.        Training re Code of Conduct and standards complaint handling by Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer

17 Oct 2022

     ii.        Training re Code of Conduct complaint handling, statistics and themes by Deputy Monitoring Officer.

15 Mar 2024

    iii.        Training re Standards Complaints Hearings by Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer.

31 May 2024

    iv.        Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin.

Twice per year

Future training:

 

      i.        Further refresher training as required.

 

Standards and Governance Committee Hearings Panel

 

Training received:

 

      i.        Refresher training regarding Hearings Panel procedures and process by Senior Governance Lawyer.

11 Jun 2024

20 Aug 2024

Future training:

 

      i.        Further refresher training as required.

 

Independent Persons for Standards – specific training

 

Training received:

 

      i.        Introductory training by Monitoring Officer, Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer to additional and existing Independent Persons for Standards.

14 Sep 2023

     ii.        External Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) training for Independent Persons – various sessions

     15 Feb 2024

Mar 2024

Future training:

 

      i.        Internal training as appropriate.

 

     ii.        External training as appropriate and as opportunities are presented.

 

North Yorkshire Council Members

 

Training received:

 

      i.        Induction training by Monitoring Officer.

 

     ii.        Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin.

Twice per year

Future training:

 

      i.        Refresher training to NYC Members on Members’ Code of Conduct.

Members’ seminar –

2 Oct 2024

(deferred from 4 Sep 2024)

     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

Parish and Town Councils

 

Training received:

 

      i.        Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer delivered 90 minute online training session re Code of Conduct and standards regime, as part of YLCA online training offered to Yorkshire local councils.

19 Feb 2004

     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

Future training:

 

      i.        Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer to repeat the February online training session re Code of Conduct and standards regime for North Yorkshire parish and town councils.

5 Sep 2024 (East Area)

9 Sep 2024 (Central Area)

13 Sep 2024 (West Team)