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    Standards Committee

    This page lists the meetings for Standards Committee.

    • More information about Standards Committee

    Earlier meetings.

    Meetings
    • 4 Feb 2026 5.15 pm
    • 15 Oct 2025 5.15 pm
    • 18 Jun 2025 5.15 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 5 Feb 2025 5.15 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 11 Dec 2024 5.15 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 19 Jun 2024 6.00 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 13 Mar 2024 6.00 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 18 Oct 2023 6.00 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 21 Jun 2023 6.00 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 8 Feb 2023 6.00 pm - Agenda, Minutes
    • 19 Oct 2022 6.00 pm - Agenda, Minutes, MOVED
    • 21 Sep 2022 6.00 pm - CANCELLED
    • 9 Feb 2022 6.00 pm - Agenda, Draft Minutes
    • 13 Oct 2021 6.00 pm - Agenda, Minutes
    • 7 Jul 2021 6.00 pm - Agenda, Minutes

    Earlier meetings.

    Information about Standards Committee

    The Council shall establish a Standards Committee to carry out its functions relating to ethical matters under the Localism Act 2011.

     

    Standards Committee: Specific Functions

     

    The Standards Committee will have the following roles and functions:

     

    ·         Promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by Councillors and co-opted Members;

    ·         Assisting the Councillors and co-opted members to observe the Member’s Code of Conduct;

    ·         Advising the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members’ Code of Conduct;

    ·         Monitoring the operation of the Members’ Code of Conduct;

    ·         Advising, training or arranging to train Councillors and co-opted Members on matters relating to the Members’ Code of Conduct;

    ·         Granting some dispensations to Councillors and co-opted Members from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members’ Code of Conduct;

    ·         Dealing with any reports from a case and any other report from the Monitoring Officer on any matter;

    ·         Exercising of (a) to (g) above in relation to the town and parish councils wholly or mainly in its area and the members of those town and parish councils;

    ·         Overview of complaints handling and Ombudsman investigations;

    ·         Overview of the Constitution.

    ·         Consider any recommendations put forward by the Standards Sub-Committee in respect of any hearings.