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Committees

These Committees deal with planning matters and the Council's licensing function. They have delegated authority to make certain decisions, and may make recommendations in other cases.

Audit and Risk Management Committee

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The Committee has a number of functions that include: act as the Council's Audit Committee for internal and external audit; overview the Council's risk management arrangements and provide independent assurance of the adequacy of the risk management framework; seek assurances that action is being taken on risk-related issues indentified by auditors and inspectors; and ensure that there are effective relationships between external and internal sudit, inspection agencies and other relevant bodies.

Standards Committee

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The main functions of this Committee include promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by the members and co-opted members of the authority; assisting members and co-opted members of the authority to observe the authority's Code of Conduct; and assisting parish councils within the Council's area in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by their members. Any alleged breach of the Code of Conduct will be investigated.
The membership of the committee includes 4 persons who are independent of the Council and also 4 parish councillors from within the Council's area.

Administration Committee

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The main functions of this Committee includes the discharge of such functions which cannot be the responsibility of the Cabinet and which have not been delegated or allocated to another committee, Panel or member of staff; to deal with matters that need to be referred to a Committee of the council relating to elections and electoral registration; be the body empowered to approve the annual statement of accounts; and to notify, report or recommend to council as appropriate.

Licensing Committee

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The main function of the Committee includes the dicharge of such function which fall within the ambit of the Licensing Act 2003 (or any amendment thereof) and the Gambling Act 2005 (or any recommendations thereof); to nofity, report or recommend to council as appropriate; and that the Committee is authorised by Council to delegate such work as the law permits and it considers appropriate to Council Officers or nominated third parties.