Issue - meetings

Leaflet – Introducing your Standards Committee

The Chairman said that this was now complete and ready for issue.  Members of the committee had each been given a copy and it would be distributed to all Members of the Council, Hubs, Town and Parish Councils, Libraries and Citizens Advice Bureaux.  A letter would also be sent to Town and Parish Councils.

Update on review of the Constitution

The first meeting had been held on 15 March and was attended by the Chairman and Mr Stuart Middleton and Mr Paul Neale as well as 8 Wiltshire councillors.

The focus group discussed the scope of the review and how to handle the outcome of the separate reviews taking place for Area Boards, Development Control and Overview and Scrutiny in terms of the Constitution.  It also agreed the questionnaire that has been distributed to all Members of the Council so that their views on the Constitution can be taken into account.

It was hoped that the next meeting would be held by the end of June.

Code of Conduct Training

The first session had been held last month and there had been positive feedback.  Some useful comments had been received and it was hoped that future training would include specific topics such as dual-hatted members.

The date of any future sessions would be circulated to committee members once they had been arranged.