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P-05-845 End Conflict of Interest in Local Authority Constitution
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Meeting: 03/12/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 19 KB View as HTML (3/1) 6 KB
- 26.11.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Chair, item 3 PDF 57 KB View as HTML (3/2) 5 KB
Minutes:
Dai Lloyd declared an interested as he has previously
directly engaged with the petitioner.
In the absence of evidence of conflict of interest, and the information about existing safeguards provided by the Welsh Government and the Royal Town Planning Institute, the Committee agreed to close the petition.
Meeting: 25/06/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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Supporting documents:
Minutes:
The
Committee heard evidence from the Minister for Housing and Local Government,
Neil Hemington and Stephen Phipps.
The
Committee agreed to write back to the petitioner to seek their response to the
evidence heard and to indicate the Committee’s view that there does not appear
to be much else that could be achieved at this time, unless the petitioner has
any additional information to share.
Meeting: 19/03/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 36 KB View as HTML (3/1) 6 KB
- Research Brief, item 3 PDF 100 KB View as HTML (3/2) 44 KB
- 21.01.19 Correspondence - Royal Town Planning Institute to Chair, item 3 PDF 58 KB
- 21.02.19 Correspondence - Public Service Ombudsman for Wales to Chair, item 3 PDF 50 KB
- 12.03.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Chair, item 3 PDF 130 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered
further correspondence on the petition and agreed to hold the petition pending
future consideration of an evidence session with the Minister for Housing and Local
Government on several planning-related petitions at a future meeting.
Meeting: 11/12/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 36 KB View as HTML (3/1) 6 KB
- 15.11.18 Correspondence – Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services to the Chair, item 3 PDF 267 KB
- 15.11.18 Correspondence - Royal Town Planning Institute to the Chair, item 3 PDF 58 KB
- 04.12.18 Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 380 KB View as HTML (3/4) 9 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Local
Government and Public Services, the RTPI and the petitioners and agreed to:
- write to the Public Services Ombudsman
to seek his reflections on the issues raised by the petition, and to ask
for an indication of the volume of correspondence and complaints received
in relation to conflict of interest in the planning process;
- write back to the RTPI to ask for an
indication of the volume of correspondence and complaints they receive in
relation to conflict of interest in the planning process, and for
clarification as to whether planning officers are able to undertake any
private work within their local authority area, for example where that are
is subdivided into area committees; and
- request a further research brief on the
current limitations on planning officers to undertake private work.
Meeting: 23/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 23/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2 PDF 36 KB View as HTML (2/1) 7 KB
- Research brief, item 2 PDF 47 KB View as HTML (2/2) 34 KB
- 02.10.18 Correspondence – Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services to the Chair, item 2 PDF 274 KB
- 17.10.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 2 PDF 63 KB View as HTML (2/4) 14 KB
- 16.06.2003 Correspondence - Letter from Carwyn Jones, item 2 PDF 64 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write to:
- the Cabinet Secretary
for Local Government and Public Services to ask for his views on the
petitioner’s detailed response and, in particular, how effectively adherence
to the current Code is monitored and whether he would consider a review of
the Code in relation to arrangements for local planning officers; and
·
the
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to seek their views on the issues raised
by the petition.