Issue - meetings

The Director of Organisational Development and Democratic Services introduced a report, which had been circulated prior to the meeting, presenting the findings of the Committee on Standards in Public Life following a review of local government ethical standards with a view to seeing what changes can be implemented locally.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Note the Committee on Standards in Public Life report;

2)    Agree the good practice recommendations set out in the Committee on Standards in Public Life report in principle and that steps be taken to introduce all the recommendations;

3)    Agree that the Chair of the Standards Committee should write to the Committee on Standards in Public Life expressing disappointment that more recommendations were not made to deal with bullying and intimidation of members; and

4)    Explore what support can be put in place to support members experiencing bullying and intimidation.