Agenda item

Update on Standards Complaints

Report of the Monitoring Officer.

Minutes:

8.1

The Director of Legal and Governance submitted a report providing information on complaints relating to potential breaches of the Members’ Code of Conduct, which were considered under the Procedure for Dealing with Standards Complaints in 2014/15. 14 complaints were considered under the Procedure in 2014/15.

 

 

8.2

A new Procedure for Dealing with Complaints Regarding City, Parish and Town Councillors and Co-opted Members was approved by Full Council at its meeting on 25 March 2015 and, at the time of reporting, no complaints had been received under this new procedure. Members noted that a review of the new Procedure would take place in 12 months’ time.

 

 

8.3

Resolved: that the contents of the report now submitted are noted.

 

 

 

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