Agenda

Members and Officers are invited to make any declarations of pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interests that they may have in relation to items on this agenda, and are reminded that they should re-declare their interest before consideration of the item or as soon as the interest becomes apparent.

Members and Officers should make their declaration by stating:

a)            the item that they the interest in

b)            whether it is a pecuniary, personal and/or prejudicial interest

c)            the nature of the interest

The Committee will be asked to approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Standards Committee held on 17 October 2024.

To receive questions from the public (for a period of up to 15 minutes)

This is a regular report to the Committee by the Monitoring Officer to give the Committee an overview of the work of the Monitoring Officer that falls within the scope of the functions for which the Committee is responsible.

[5 Minutes]

This report updates the Standards Committee on the current position of Member learning and development as part of the ongoing development offer for Members through the 2023-27 period.

[5 Minutes]

This report provides the Standards Committee with a brief overview of any previous review of the Members Code of Conduct and seeks the Committee’s views as to whether another review is required.

[15 Minutes]

The Councillors Guide to Personal Safety was last reviewed in March 2023.  Recent incidents in 2024 which have impacted upon Councillor safety have suggested that a review of the document should be undertaken and refreshed to reflect updated guidance.

[15 Minutes]

This report updates the Committee on the complaints against Councillors received since the Monitoring Officer’s last report on 17 October 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.

[10 Minutes]

The Committee is required to note the Work Programme for 2024/25.

[5 Minutes]