Agenda item - Standards Update

Report of the Executive Lead for Strategy, Governance & Law

1)    That this Committee note the information provided in the Report on member complaints and on other standards-related matters.

2)    That this Committee agree the proposal that an informally constituted cross-party group of members of this Committee be convened to review the report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life into Local Government Ethical Standards, with a view to reporting back to a future meeting of the Audit and Standards Committee with any recommendations it considers to be appropriate.

15.1      The Committee considered the report of Executive Lead for Strategy, Governance and Law that sought to update Members on a range of Standards-related matters.

15.2      The Chair stated that standards should be taken as seriously as audit functions and they aimed to improve the standards regime and reporting through setting up a task and finish group.

15.3      RESOLVED -

1)    That this Committee note the information provided in the Report on member complaints and on other standards-related matters.

2)    That this Committee agree the proposal that an informally constituted cross-party group of members of this Committee be convened to review the report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life into Local Government Ethical Standards, with a view to reporting back to a future meeting of the Audit and Standards Committee with any recommendations it considers to be appropriate.