The Governance, Ethics and Standards Committee of Derbyshire Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday 6 November 2025. The meeting will cover revisions to financial regulations and standing orders related to contracts, and the register of gifts and hospitality.

Revised Financial Regulations and Standing Orders

A significant portion of the meeting is set aside to discuss the revised financial regulations and standing orders related to contracts. The report pack includes the document, [Revised Financial regulations and Standing orders related to contracts][Revised Financial regulations and Standing orders related to contracts.pdf], which runs to almost 140 pages.

The report pack also includes two other documents related to this topic: [Financial regulations Oct 2025 revision][Financial regulations Oct 2025 revision.pdf] and [Standing Orders Final][Standing Orders Final.pdf].

Register of Gifts and Hospitality

The committee will also review the [Register of Gifts and Hospitality 1 April 2024 31 March 2025][Register of Gifts and Hospitality 1 April 2024 31 March 2025.pdf]. This register lists any gifts or hospitality received by council employees between those dates.

Other Items

The agenda, as outlined in the [Agenda frontsheet][Agenda frontsheet Thursday 06-Nov-2025 14.00 Governance Ethics and Standards Committee.pdf], also includes:

• Apologies for absence.
• Declarations of interest. A flowchart is included in the agenda to assist councillors in declaring interests.
• Confirmation of the minutes of the meeting held on 30 September 2025.