Standards and Governance Committee Work Programme 2025/26

1.0 PURPOSE OF REPORT

1.1 To present to the Committee, for consideration and review, its forward Work Programme for 2025/2026.

2.0 BACKGROUND

2.1 The Committee previously agreed it would be helpful for the Committee to implement a forward Work Programme of its work, as far as this can be anticipated.

2.2 The Programme is a standing item on each scheduled ordinary meeting of the Committee and keeps track of matters that the Committee wishes to consider/review.

3.0 WORK PROGRAMME

3.1 A revised Work Programme to aid Members’ consideration is attached at Appendix 1 to this report.

3.2 Changes made since the last Committee meeting:

· Deferring the item ‘Protocol re Councillors’ Use of Resources’ to the next meeting;

· Updating items for the Committee’s meetings on 17 September 2025 and 13 March 2026;

· Including items regarding the ‘Community Governance Review’ and a consequential report regarding ‘Dispensation requests re Community Governance Review’ for the Committee’s meeting on 13 March 2025. The timing of these items may need to change depending on the publication of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) recommendations;

· Updating the ‘Matters to note’ section, to:

v Include the specific delegations made by the Committee to the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services at its meeting on 20 June 2025 regarding the Community Governance Review;

v Reference the resignation of Hilary Gilbertson MBE as an Independent Person.

3.3 Members are requested to review the Work Programme and determine whether they would wish to make any changes or include any other items.

4.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

4.1 There are no financial implications arising from this report.

5.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

5.1 There are no legal implications arising from this report.

6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL/CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS

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

7.0 EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

7.1 There are no equalities implications arising from this report

8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

8.1 That Members consider and review its Work Programme at Appendix 1.

BARRY KHAN

Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer

Background Documents:

Standards and Governance Committee minutes

County Hall

NORTHALLERTON

28 August 2025