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Information about Standards Committee

The Standards Committee will have the following roles and functions:

 

(a) promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by the members and an co-opted members of the council;

(b) assisting members and any co-opted members of the Council to observe the Members’ Code of Conduct;

 

(c) advising the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members’ Code of Conduct;

 

(d) monitoring the operation of the Members’ Code of Conduct;

 

(e) advising, training or arranging to train members and any co-opted members of the council on matters relating to the Members’ Code of Conduct;

 

(f) granting dispensations to members and any co-opted members from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members’ Code of Conduct;

 

(g) dealing with any reports from the Monitoring Officer on any matter;

 

(h) performing the functions set out in (a) - (g) above in respect of the parish councils in the Borough;

 

(i) advising on what should be entered into the register of interests for members and co-opted members;

 

(j) authority to deal with matters relating to the recruitment of co-opted independent and parish members of the Standards Committee;

 

(k) authority to deal with matters relating to the recruitment of the Independent Person and to make recommendations to Council as to the appointment of the Independent Person.