Committee details

The Standards Assessment Panel reports to the Standards Committee.

It has a membership of 3 drawn down from the Standards Committee and this also includes 1 Independent Person.

Its functions are set out below:

(1)  To meet as and when convened by the Monitoring Officer to assess written complaints made against an Arun District Councillor or co-opted Member of a Town and Parish Council within the Arun District in respect of an alleged breach of the relevant authority’s Code of Conduct.

(2)  To conduct hearings, take decisions and determine sanctions in accordance with the Local Assessment Procedure

(3)  To report the outcome of their assessments to the Standards Committee