APPENDIX 1
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Standards Training Plan for Members – 2025/2026
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Training required: |
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i. Training on any new Code of Conduct and standards regime, once the outcome of the Government consultation on strengthening the standards regime is known and any new regime is implemented by NYC. |
Possibly Autumn 2025 or as soon as possible after any new regime implemented |
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ii. Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin. |
Twice per year · March 2025 · September 2025 |
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iii. Refresher training as the Committee may request. |
Periodic |
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iv. Refresher training to Hearings Panel regarding Hearings Panel procedures in advance of each Hearing. |
As required and before each Hearings Panel hearing. |
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Independent Persons for Standards |
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Training required: |
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i. Independent Persons to be invited to all Standards and Governance Committee training. |
See above section. |
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ii. External training as appropriate and as opportunities are presented. |
Periodic · 20 May 2025 – LLG course: Independent Persons: The Role of the IP in Ensuring High Standards of Conduct · 21 May 2025 - Virtual Independent Persons’ Workshop |
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iii. 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. |
28 November 2025 |
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iv. Introductory training by Monitoring Officer to any new Independent Person for Standards, should there be a need to recruit to the current vacancy. |
As may be required. |
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North Yorkshire Council Members |
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Training required: |
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i. Refresher training to NYC Members on Members’ Code of Conduct through a Members’ seminar |
· Training undertaken on 5 March 2025 |
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ii. Full Code of Conduct training for any newly elected NYC councillors |
As required |
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iii. Standing guidance on key issues of code and standards regime in each edition of Standards Bulletin. |
Twice per year · March 2025 · September 2025 |
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iv. Training on any new Code of Conduct and standards regime, once the outcome of the Government consultation on strengthening the standards regime is known and any new regime is implemented by NYC. |
Possibly Autumn 2025 or as soon as possible after any new regime implemented |
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v. Monitoring Officer to produce a recorded training session on standards for Members to access at any time, once the outcome of the Government consultation on strengthening the standards regime is known and any new regime is implemented by NYC. |
Possibly Autumn 2025 or as soon as possible after any new regime implemented |
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Parish and Town Councils |
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Training required: |
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i. Standards training to new Scarborough and Harrogate Town Councillors |
May 2025 · 9 May 2025 – online training · 15 May 2025 – in person training at Harrogate Civic Centre. |
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ii. Previous online training session (13 September 2024) by Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Governance Lawyer to North Yorkshire parish and town councils (West Team) re Code of Conduct and standards regime was recorded and is now published and available for parish and town councils to access. |
Please contact Democratic Services for the hyperlink. |
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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 · March 2025 · September 2025 |
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iv. Update the recorded training session once the outcome of the Government consultation on strengthening the standards regime is known and any new regime is implemented by NYC. |
Possibly Autumn 2025 or as soon as possible after any new regime implemented |