Website and telephone payments Sunday 19 May
Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
The Scarborough Town Deal Board (STDB) has adopted this code setting out the expected behaviours required of its Board Members, acknowledging that they each have a responsibility to represent the ambition of the Town Deal for Scarborough and work constructively with the Town Deal Delivery Team and partner organisations to develop and deliver the Town Board Investment Plan and associated activities. The role of the Scarborough Town Deal Board is to;
In accordance with the Towns Fund Prospectus, when acting in a Board Member capacity, members must be committed to behaving in a manner that is consistent with the Nolan principles to achieve best outcome for our residents and maintain public confidence in the actions of the Board:
Holders of public office should act solely in terms of the public interest.
Holders of public office must avoid placing themselves under any obligation to outside individuals or organisations that might try inappropriately to influence them in their work.
They should not act or take decisions in order to gain financial or material benefits for themselves, their family or their friends. They must declare and resolve any interests and relationships.
Holders of public office must act and take decisions impartially, fairly and on merit, using the best evidence and without discrimination or bias.
Holders of public office are accountable for their decisions and actions to the public and must submit themselves to the scrutiny necessary to ensure this.
Holders of public office should act and take decisions in an open and transparent manner. Information should not be withheld from the public unless there are clear and lawful reasons for so doing.
Holders of public office should be truthful.
Holders of public office should exhibit these principles in their own behaviour. They should actively promote and robustly support the principles and be willing to challenge poor behaviour wherever it occurs.
Having regard to the nature of the likely interventions that will be explored as part of development of the Investment Plan, from time to time a conflict of interest may arise for Board Members.
A conflict of interest arises where a Board Member, a close associate, immediate family, business, organisation or employer has an interest in a matter which is the same as, connected to or may be affected by the matter under discussion.
At a meeting, Members must declare any interest which they have in any matter to be considered at that meeting. If the interest in the matter being discussed which a member of the public who knew of the facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the Board Members judgement of the Board’s interest in the matter, then the Board Member must declare the interest at the start of the agenda item and must not vote on the matter. However, due to the nature of information the Board Member may have relating to the topic under discussion, such as financial, viability, feasibility and volume by way of example, the Board Member will be able to take part in the debate.
A Register of Interests will be maintained by the Secretary to the Board.
Board Members must register in the Register of Members Gifts and Hospitality, held by North Yorkshire Council’s Monitoring Officer any gift or hospitality worth £25 or over received (or offered), in connection with their official duties as a Board Member and the source of that gift or hospitality (or offer) within 28 days of receiving it.
Acceptance by Board Members of hospitality through attendance at relevant events, conferences and other Board related activity is acceptable where it is clear the hospitality is corporate rather than personal.
Where a person has reason to believe that the conduct of a Board Member of the Scarborough Town Deal Board has fallen short of the standards set out above, encapsulated in the Nolan Principles, a complaint may be made in writing to:
The Chief Executive
North Yorkshire Council
County Hall
Northallerton
DL7 8AD
The complaint should set out as follows:
The Chief Executive will review the complaint and determine if the Scarborough Town Deal Board Member was acting in an official capacity and if the complaint was proven, whether a Nolan Principle would have been breached. If both these criteria are met, the complaint will be referred to the Chair of the Scarborough Town Deal Board.
In the event a Scarborough Town Deal Board Member’s conduct falls short of that expected and a breach of the code of conduct has taken place, the Board may by resolution remove that Board Member from the Scarborough Town Deal Board.
This may only occur when: