Venue: The Chamber, Civic Centre, Dagenham
Contact: Margaret Freeman, Senior Democratic Services Officer, Civic Centre, Dagenham Telephone - 020 8227 2638 / e-mail - margaret.freeman@lbbd.gov.uk
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: None. |
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Introduction Minutes: The LBBD Monitoring Officer opened the meeting and advised that this is a joint hearing following a complaint made against Mr Richard Barnbrook, who is a Greater London Assembly Member as well as a Councillor of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. |
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Appointment of Chair Minutes: Jennifer Spearman was appointed Chair of the LBBD Hearing Sub-Committee.
Claer Lloyd-Jones was appointed Chair of the GLA Hearing Sub-Committee and Presiding Chair of the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: None. |
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Members' Code of Conduct Minutes: The Members’ Code of Conduct of the GLA and the LBBD were noted. |
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Procedure for Dealing with Local Hearings Minutes: The Procedure for Dealing with Local Hearings of the GLA and the LBBD were noted. |
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Monitoring Officer Report - MC9-08 Additional documents: Minutes: The Presiding Chair noted that neither the subject member nor his legal representative were present and requested officers to provide an update to the meeting.
The Presiding Chair noted that:
1. at an earlier stage the subject member had been asked to provide witness statements but that he has failed to respond and, as such, the Sub-Committees did not have his case before them; 2. up until 20 July the subject member had indicated he would be attending the hearing; and 3. just prior to the commencement of the hearing, a medical certificate had been received from the subject member, indicating that he would be unfit to work for two weeks.
At 10.49 am the Sub-Committees agreed to adjourn to consider whether or not it would be fair to proceed with the hearing in the absence of the subject member.
The Sub-Committees reconvened at 11.08 am and agreed that:
1. it would be unfair to proceed with the hearing in the absence of the subject member; 2. the reconvened hearing take place on either 12 August or 4 September 2009, 3. officers to confirm the agreed date to the Sub-Committees within 48 hours.
The Presiding Chair requested that officers renew their efforts to ascertain:
A. points of contention the subject member has with the evidence already to hand; and
B. what evidence the subject member may wish to bring to the reconvened hearing.
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