Issue - meetings

This report updates the Committee on the complaints against Councillors received since the Monitoring Officer’s last report on 18 January 2024.  The Committee is responsible for promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by Members of the District and Town & Parish Councils, for monitoring the operation of the Code of Conduct, and for considering the outcome of investigations in the event of breaches of the Code of Conduct.

[15 minutes]

Upon the invitation of the Chair, the Monitoring Officer introduced the report, drawing Members attention to the table in paragraph 4.2. He had made a change to column ‘Alleged breach of code ref’ to ensure this could not be traced to an individual town or parish council.

The Monitoring Officer explained that when looking at trends and patterns he was pleased that there were fewer complaints about Arun District Council Members. Complaints between Arun Members had also reduced.

There were no questions from Members regarding the register of complaints.

The Committee noted the report.