Decision

RESOLVED: That Council:

(1)   Appointed Ms Wai Bing Hui as Reserve Independent Person.

N.B. such appointments/ confirmation of continuing appointments under 2.1 be for a fixed term of up to 4 years from 16 January 2025, based on 2-years, with delegation to the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of Standards Committee to extend for a further 2-years.

(2)   Delegated to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of Standards Committee, the decision (if the current Independent Person decides within term to resign/unable to act/no longer qualifies), to appoint one of the existing Reserve Independent Persons as the Independent Person and/or to undertake any further recruitment, as may be required.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure that the Council’s Standards processes can operate in accordance with legislative requirements if one or both IP and Reserve IPs are unable to advise on a matter. This should also allow for a degree of succession planning/ training whilst experienced persons are in place.