Having considered the report to the informal
meeting of Standards Committee Members held on 17 September 2021;
the views of the Committee Members and Independent Person for
Standards expressed at that informal meeting; and the revised
proposed amendments to the Members’ Code of Conduct presented
to the Chief Executive Officer since that informal meeting taking
into account those views, and all relevant information, the Chief
Executive Officer agreed that:
a) the proposed amendments to the Council’s current
Members’ Code of Conduct as set out in Appendix 3 to the
report to the Chief Executive Officer be recommended to full
Council for approval;
b) it be recommended to full Council that the Monitoring Officer be
authorised to make consequential amendments to the registration of
Members’ interests form proforma, any other relevant
standards documentation and the Constitution to reflect the changes
made to the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members; and
c) tailored guidance, specific to the Council’s
Members’ Code of Conduct, be circulated to Members if the
proposed amendments to the Code are ultimately approved by full
Council.
By whom: Richard Flinton, Chief Executive Officer, under his
emergency delegated powers and after consultation with the Members
of the Standards Committee and the Independent Person for
Standards
PLEASE NOTE that as a non-executive function, this decision is not
open to call in.