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.