APPENDIX 1
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Standards Training Plan for Members – 2025/2026
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TRAINING |
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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 20 Aug 2024 18 Oct 2024 7 Nov 2024 9 Dec 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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iii. Individual update requested by IP |
23 Oct 2024 |
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iv. Annual catch-up meeting for IPs – organised and hosted by Monitoring Officer and training provided re reviewing the previous year, complaint statistics and themes, the role of the IP, assessments, investigations and hearings. |
6 Dec 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. Refresher training to NYC Members on Members’ Code of Conduct |
Members’ seminars: 2 Oct 2024 5 Mar 2025 |
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iii. 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. 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 re Code of Conduct and standards regime, as part of YLCA online training offered to Yorkshire local councils. |
19 Feb 2024 |
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ii. 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) |
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iii. 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. Monitoring Officer to keep under review. |
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