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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.