Standards and Ethics Committee

The County Council has established a Standards and Ethics Committee. The membership of this Committee includes three persons who are not Councillors. These Independent Members are entitled to vote at meetings of the Committee.

Whilst places are not required to be allocated according to the political balance of the Council, the Council has determined that places should be so allocated.

The Council has also decided that one of the Independent Persons, Mr David Blakey, be the Chairman of the Committee.  The Vice-Chairman, Dr Murray Mylechreest, is also an Independent Person.

Role of the Committee

The Council's Standards and Ethics Committee will carry out the following functions:-

(a)  To promote and maintain a high standard of conduct by County Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives, to oversee the register of members interests; and to oversee the effectiveness of the Council's procedures for investigating and responding to complaints about councillors.

(b)  To assist County Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives to observe the members' code of conduct and protocols in place from time to time.

(c)  To advise the County Council on the adoption or revision of any members' codes of conduct and protocols of the County Council.

(d)  To monitor the operation of such codes and protocols.

(e)  To advise, train, or arrange to train County Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives on matters relating to any members' codes of conduct and protocols.

(f)   To consider any report from the Chief Internal Auditor in pursuance of financial regulations.

(g)  When empowered in law to do so:-

  (i)  To grant dispensations to County Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives from requirement relating to interests as set out in the members' code of conduct.

 (ii)  To consider reports or recommendations from a case or interim case tribunal, the Monitoring Officer or Ethical Standards Officer, including conducting hearings into such allegations of failure to comply with the Members' Code of Conduct as are referred to it, and take such action as required, permitted or appropriate.

Members

Programme of Meetings

Programme of Meetings

Contact Points

If you would like to know more about the Committee and the work it is planning to undertake please contact Emma Butcher in the Democratic Services Unit 01905 766630


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