Agenda item - Constitutional Matters: Audit & Standards Committee

Report of the Executive Director, Governance, People & Resources

1)            That the committee’s terms of reference, as set out in Appendix 1 to this report, be noted; and

2)            That the Committee formally approved the establishment of a Standards Panel in accordance with the terms of reference proposed in Appendix 1, and in accordance with the procedure described at para 3.9 of this Report for the Panel’s composition; and

3)            That the Committee gives the Monitoring Officer delegated authority to make any changes to the Procedure for Dealing with Allegations of Breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members and related documents considered necessary to enact recommendation 2.2 above.

7.1      The Committee

Resolved:

1)               That the committee’s terms of reference, as set out in Appendix 1 to this report, be noted; and

2)               That the Committee formally approved the establishment of a Standards Panel in accordance with the terms of reference proposed in Appendix 1, and in accordance with the procedure described at para 3.9 of this Report for the Panel’s composition; and

3)               That the Committee gives the Monitoring Officer delegated authority to make any changes to the Procedure for Dealing with Allegations of Breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members and related documents considered necessary to enact recommendation 2.2 above.