(Members are reminded of their duty to declare personal and personal prejudicial interests in matters coming before this meeting as set out in the Local Code of Conduct)
Minutes:
The Sub-Committee was advised that in the interests of complete fairness both The Reverend Paul Lipscomb and Councillor Mann had excused themselves from the hearing on the grounds that they had been present at the Council Meeting on the 11th December, 2007. In the case of The Reverend Paul Lipscomb, he had been specifically mentioned by Councillor Shine in his written statement and other supporting documents. The Monitoring Officer had also been present at the Council Meeting and mentioned by Councillor Shine in the agenda papers but his involvement in the hearing was solely to advise the Sub-Committee on procedural matters and he would not be present when the decision was taken on the matter. Councillor Shine indicated that he had no objection to the Monitoring Officer’s proposed involvement in the hearing.