Agenda
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Apologies for absence |
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To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 13th June 2023 |
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Items brought forward which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered by the meeting as a matter of urgency. |
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Declarations of Interests. (Please complete the form provided at the meeting or telephone Corporate and Community Services to prepare a form for your signature before the meeting. Interests must be re-declared when the item is called, and Councillors must leave the room if necessary.) |
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To agree the agenda between Part 'A' and Part 'B' (Confidential Restricted Information). |
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PART A |
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Quarterly Update on Planning Processing Times Report by the Service Manager (Development Management) (attached).
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Attendance at Councillor training Report by the Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached).
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Update report on the Conduct of Fraud Investigations Report by the Senior Solicitor and Monitoring Officer (attached).
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Polling District and Places Review 2023 Report by the Elections Officer (attached).
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Review of Authority’s spend on Agency Staff Report by the Director of Resources and Deputy Chief Executive, and Head of Organisational Development (attached).
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Half Yearly Report of the Chair of the Governance Committee Report by the Chair (attached).
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Internal Audit Progress Report 2023-24 Report by Devon Audit Partnership (DAP) (attached).
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External Audit Progress Report and Sector Update Report by Grant Thornton (attached).
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Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Letter Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Letter (attached). |
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Audit Recommendation Tracker Report by the Chief Executive (attached).
Additional documents:
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Work Programme 2023 - 2024 To consider the Work Programme 2023 – 2024 (attached).
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Exclusion of Public and Press and Restriction of Documents RECOMMENDED:
(a) That, under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Schedule 12A of the Act (as amended from time to time), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
(b) That all documents and reports relating to the item be confirmed as “Not for Publication”. |
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PART B (Confidential Restricted Information) |
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Corporate Risk Register Report by the Head of Governance (attached).
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