Purpose

To ensure the policy is up to date and
appropriate governance arrangements in place.
 

Content

To approve the policy.
 
The key changes are as follows:

Inclusion of references to the Council’s
ambition of becoming a partner and place shaper of choice, in
particular, highlighting the Chief Executive and directors’
key roles in this context – see para. 1, page 2, and para.
23, page 6.
Addition of practical guidance sections within the
body of the policy, rather than as an appendix, pages 5 and
7.
Addition of a paragraph setting out
the responsibilities regarding the completion of the declaration form, and submission to
the Governance Team inbox – see para. 30, page 8.
Change to using titles only, for
example Monitoring Officer.
For the sake of consistency across
other Governance policies, we have opted for Officer rather than
Employee, however we do state that the policy covers all employees
under a contract of employment with the council.

 

Reasons for the decision

The current version is out of date and in need
of a review and revision.
 

Alternative options considered

N/A