NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

 

STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

 

14 March 2025

 

Annual Report of Standards and Governance Committee

 

 

1.0       PURPOSE OF REPORT

 

1.1         To present Members with a draft Annual Report of the work of the Standards and Governance Committee for the municipal year commencing 1 April 2024.

 

2.0       BACKGROUND

 

2.1       The Standards and Governance Committee previously agreed that it would be helpful to publish an Annual Report on its work to full Council in order to raise the profile of the Committee and strengthen awareness of its work and ethical standards generally. An Annual Report also assists in discharging the Council’s statutory duty to promote and maintain high standards of conduct and also ensures that the Council has an overview of work undertaken by the Committee in discharging the Council’s standards responsibilities.

 

2.2       The Committee previously resolved that each Annual Report should be ‘light touch’ and as brief as possible.

 

3.0       DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT

           

3.1       A draft Annual Report of the NYC Standards and Governance Committee, for the year commencing 1 April 2024, is attached for Members’ consideration and approval at Appendix 1.  The Report, if approved by the Committee, will be presented to a future meeting of the Council.

 

3.2       Members’ views are welcomed.

 

4.0       FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

           

4.1       There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.

 

5.0       LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

           

5.1       There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.

 

6.0       ENVIRONMENTAL/CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS

           

6.1       There are no significant environmental/climate change implications arising from this report.

 

7.0       EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

           

7.1         There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.0     RECOMMENDATIONS

 

8.1     That, subject to any comments Members may have, the Committee approves the draft Annual Report for presentation to a future meeting of full Council.

 

 

 

BARRY KHAN

Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer

 

Background Papers:

 

County Hall

NORTHALLERTON

 

 

19 February 2025