Agenda item

6.1

The Head of Member Services introduced a report of the Monitoring Officer and Director of Legal and Governance that provided a summary of the 27 complaints considered since the Procedure for Dealing with Standards Complaints Regarding City, Parish and Town Councillors and Co-opted Members was introduced in March 2015.

6.2

The Monitoring Officer had assessed 19 complaints, in consultation with one of the three Independent Persons, and decided to take no action on 16 of the complaints and seek informal resolution on three. Six complaints were still to be concluded and two complaints were not accepted due to a significant amount of time having passed since the alleged incidents took place.

6.3

The Head of Member Services referred to the Monitoring Officer visiting each of the three Parish and Town Councils to outline good practice, the requirements of the Members’ Code of Conduct and the Social Media Guidance for Members. He also referred to the Annual Standards Report that would be submitted to Full Council in due course.

6.4

Resolved: That the Committee notes the contents of the report.