Issue - meetings

The Local Government Association has produced a New Model Code of Conduct for Councillors which is appended to this report at Appendix 1.

The Standards Committee is responsible for monitoring the Code of Conduct and for making recommendations to Full Council on any changes to the Code.

The Committee received details of the Model Code at the last meeting but delayed recommending the adoption pending viewing other interested parties and to await the outcome of the Government’s consideration of the Committee for Standards in Public Life recommendations.

The Monitoring Officer presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'A' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The Local Government Association had produced a New Model Code of Conduct for Councillors which was appended to the report at Appendix 1.

The Standards Committee was responsible for monitoring the Code of Conduct and for making recommendations to Full Council on any changes to the Code.

The Committee received details of the Model Code at the last meeting but delayed recommending the adoption pending viewing other interested parties and to await the outcome of the Government’s consideration of the Committee for Standards in Public Life recommendations.

The Committee discussed the report and Appendix and an amendment to the Local Government Association Model Councillor Code of Conduct was Proposed, Seconded and unanimously voted in favour of to insert ‘known’ in Paragraph 8b as detailed below:

8. Where a matter arises at a meeting which affects –

a. your own financial interest or well-being;

b. a ‘known’ financial interest or well-being of a friend, relative, close associate; or

c. a body included in those you need to disclose under Disclosable Pecuniary Interests as set out in Table 1.

RECOMMENDED that the Local Government Association Model Councillor Code of Conduct, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be adopted by Full Council with the proposed amendment.

Voting: For - Unanimous