Date of meeting: 29 November 2022

The question will be answered without discussion. The person who asked the question may ask one relevant supplementary question, which shall be put and answered without discussion. The person to whom a question, or supplementary question, has been put may decline to answer it.

The following written questions have been received from Members

This Committee:

(1) Councillor Meadows- Meetings held by the Chair

It has been reported in the press that on Tuesday 30th of August you held a meeting with a local group that provided you with evidence of further irregularities of Councillor expenses.

It has been further reported that following this, a preliminary investigation has been commenced into the matters raised.

Can you provide the Committee with an update on this matter, your meeting(s) with this residents’ group and this investigation?

(2) Councillor Meadows- Minutes

Can the Chair provide an explanation as to why the minutes of the last Audit & Standards Committee meeting that were presented to the Full Council meeting on the 21st of July to accompany the item ‘Audit Report on Member Expenses’ did not include the contributions of either Conservative Councillor at that meeting?