Standards Committee
Terms of Reference:
- To promote and maintain high standards of conduct by the Members of the Authority.
- To assist Members to observe the code of conduct.
- To advise the Authority on the adoption or revision of the code of conduct.
- To monitor the operation of the code of conduct.
- To advise, train or arranging to train the Members of the Authority on matters relating to the code of conduct.
- To grant dispensations to Members, in circumstances to be prescribed in Regulations, from requirements relating to interests set out in the councillors’ code of conduct.
- To deal with any reports from a case tribunal or interim case tribunal, any report from the Monitoring officer or any matter which is referred by an ethical standards officer to the Monitoring Officer.
- Setting up a sub-committee or making arrangements with an adjoining authority with regard to reviews of initial assessments of investigations.
- Setting up an Assessment Sub-Committee or making arrangements with an adjoining Authority with regard to conducting assessments of complaints.
Membership:
Dr Murray Mylechreest, (Chair)
Mr Colin Emeny, Mr Richard Gething, Mr Robert Rogers and Mr David Stevens, Cllr. John Goodwin and Cllr. Gay Hopkins