Issue - meetings

This report provides a summary of the complaints received and determined which were made against councillors for alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct.

The Standards Committee has a duty to consider an annual report and to promote and maintain high standards of conduct.

The Head of Democratic Services presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

The report provided a summary of the complaints received and determined which were made against councillors for alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct.

The Standards Committee had a duty to consider an annual report and to promote and maintain high standards of conduct.

The Committee discussed the Report and comments were made, including:

• Possible training for members in relation to social media use once the LGA release a training programme including guidance documents.  Identifying right time to deliver. Continue to monitor when document will be released
• The Parish and Town Councils.
• Sanctions imposed and the consequences of non-compliance which the Head of Democratic Services advised now had a strengthened section within the Code to address this issue.

RESOLVED that the annual report on code of conduct complaints be reviewed and any areas for further work be identified for inclusion in the work programme.

Work programme – training delivery, monitor LGA guidance and messages that are delivered to Cllrs – commitment from Members to adopt code.

Voting for – unanimous.