To receive apologies for absence (to include reasons, where appropriate) from Members/Officers)

None

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council on 1 September 2008.

The following declarations of personal interest were made by Committee Members:-

Councillor R J Hancock  –  In that he knew one of the candidates that had been shortlisted for  interview

J Bevan                          –   In that he knew one of the candidates that had been shortlisted for interview

Councillor D R W Lewis  -   In that he knew both of the candidates that had been shortlisted for interview

Councillor R D Jenkins   -   In that he knew one of the candidates that had been shortlisted for interview

To receive for approval the Minutes of a meeting of the Standards Committee dated 18 June 2015.

RESOLVED:                  That the Minutes of a meeting of the Standards Committee dated 18 June 2015 be approved as a true and accurate record, subject to the title of the Chairperson being changed from Councillor to Ms. in the list of the attendees at the meeting.

To consider any item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council’s Procedure Rules, and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

None

The Minutes and Report relating to the following items are not for publication as they contain exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4, and Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007.

If following the application of the public interest test the Committee resolves pursuant to the Act to consider these items in private, the public will be excluded from the meeting during such consideration.

101Exclusion of the Public

RESOLVED:                That under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business, as the minutes/report contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A and Paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Act:-

                                     Following the application of the public interest test it was resolved that pursuant to the provisions of the Act referred to above, to consider the under-mentioned items in private with the public being excluded from the meeting, as it would involve the disclosure to them of exempt information as stated above

Minute No                       Summary of Items:

102                             Confidential Minutes of a meeting of the Standards Committee dated the 18 June 2015

     103                            Interviews of shortlisted candidates for Town/Community Council representative on the Standards Committee

To receive for approval the exempt Minutes of a meeting of the Standards Committee dated 18 June 2015