Minutes of Proceedings

Session: 2007/2008

Date: 12 December 2007

Venue: Room 21, Parliament Buildings

The meeting opened at 1:09pm in public session.

Chairperson’s Introduction.

The Chairperson welcomed Members to the fifteenth meeting of the Committee.

Agreed: The Committee agreed to hold the meeting in public session.

1. Apologies

Apologies are detailed above.

2. Declaration of Interests.

The Chairperson reminded Members of their obligation to declare any relevant pecuniary or other interests before and during each Committee meeting.

3. Draft minutes of the meeting held on 5 th December 2007.

Agreed: The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting of the 5 th December 2007.

4. Matters Arising.

There were no matters arising.

5. Review of the ‘Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members’: Categories of Registrable Interests 8, 10 and 11.

Rev Coulter joined the meeting at 1:11pm 
Mr Clarke joined the meeting at 1:12pm

Members considered a paper on Categories 8, 10 and 11 of the ‘Categories of Registrable Interests’ section of the Guide.

Agreed: Members agreed a number of proposed amendments to Registrable Interest Category 8 (Land and Property) for inclusion in the consultation document.

Agreed: Members agreed that Category 11 (Unremunerated Interests) should be removed and that these interests could be incorporated into Category 10 (Miscellaneous).

Agreed: Members agreed that an additional category encompassing memberships of societies etc. was not required, and that such information could be incorporated into Category 10.

6. AOB.

The Chairperson informed Members that the Committee had received a new complaint, and that in accordance with procedures the complaint had been forwarded to the Interim Assembly Commissioner for Standards.

7. Date, time and place of next meeting.

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, 9th January at 1:00pm in Room 21, Parliament Buildings.

The Chairperson adjourned the meeting at 1:39 pm.

MRS CARMEL HANNA
Chairperson, Committee on Standards and Privileges.
9th January 2008

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