Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Monitoring Officer

The Monitoring Officer presented the report which requested the Committee to consider proposals for streamlining the process for dealing with complaints under the Code of Conduct following a review of the Council’s procedures under the local standards framework.

The committee considered the proposal that the same sub-committee be appointed for both the consideration and hearing stages of the process.

Resolved

a.     That the outcome of the review of the Council’s procedures under the local standards framework and the steps suggested to streamline the process are noted.

b,  That the possibility of informal resolution at the pre-complaint stage is actively explored where this is appropriate and that the merits of ‘other action’ at the assessment and review stages are fully considered;

c.  That the same members are appointed to the consideration and hearing sub-committees, save where this is not reasonably practicable.