Issue - meetings

This report provides the Standards Committee with the Conclusion of the investigation following a complaint made about a Councillor of BCP Council under reference BCP 193.  The investigator’s report is attached at Exempt Appendix 1.  The investigator concludes that there has not been a breach of the Code of Conduct.

The Committee is asked to consider this report of the Monitoring Officer and the Investigator’s report.

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

The report provided the Standards Committee with the Conclusion of the investigation following a complaint made about a Councillor of BCP Council under reference BCP 193.  The investigator’s report was attached at Exempt Appendix 1.  The investigator concluded that there had not been a breach of the Code of Conduct.

The Committee was asked to consider the report of the Monitoring Officer and the Investigator’s report.

The Committee moved in to exempt session to consider the confidential appendices.

The Committee received the Investigators report and received responses to questions asked.

The Committee resumed in public session to provide its resolution.

RESOLVED that in relation to BCP 193 the findings of the independent investigator that the subject BCP Councillor did not breach the Council’s Code of Conduct is accepted and no further action be taken.

Voting: For - Unanimous