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Standards Panel - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 1:00pm

May 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm Standards Panel View on council website

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The Standards Panel of Staffordshire Council met on Tuesday 19 May 2026. The meeting was scheduled to include the appointment of a chairperson and vice-chairperson, followed by the exclusion of the public to discuss external investigation reports.

External Investigation Reports

The panel was scheduled to consider external investigation reports, as detailed in the public reports pack. These reports were subject to exemption under paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, meaning they were not to be published. The reports covered pages 3 to 112 of the pack. The County Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, Kate Loader, prepared the report of the Monitoring Officer.

The members of the Standards Panel who were scheduled to attend were Thomas Baker, Andrew Clissett, Alex Farrell, Craig Humphreyson, and Jon Pendleton. Liam Archer and Simon Humble were also listed as attendees.

Attendees

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Thomas Baker Reform UK
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Alex Farrell Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Portfolio Holder for Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution Conservative
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Jon Pendleton Reform UK

Topics

Andrew Clissett Alex Farrell Craig Humphreyson Jon Pendleton Liam Archer Simon Humble external investigation reports Chair of the committee Vice-Chairperson Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 12A, Part 1, Paragraph 1 County Solicitor and Monitoring Officer Kate Loader Members of the Standards Panel Thomas Baker

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 19th-May-2026 13.00 Standards Panel.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 19th-May-2026 13.00 Standards Panel.pdf