Terms of Reference
The Standards Committee will have the
following roles and functions:
1. promoting and
maintaining high standards of conduct by Members and Co-Opted
Members of the authority;
2. advising and
assisting Town and Parish Councils and Councillors to maintain high
standards of conduct and to make recommendation to Town and Parish
Councils on improving standards or actions following a finding of a
failure by a Town or Parish Councillor to comply with the Code of
Conduct;
3.
to progress complaints on behalf of Town and Parish
Councils;
4.
advising the Council on the adoption or revision of
the Members’ Code of Conduct;
5.
to receive referrals from the Monitoring Officer
into allegations of misconduct in accordance with the authority
assessment criteria;
6.
receiving reports from the Monitoring Officer and
assessing the operation and
effectiveness of the Members’ Code of Conduct;
7.
arranging to train Members and Co-Opted Members on
matters relating to the Members’ Code of Conduct;
8.
assisting Councillors and co-opted Members to
observe the Members’ Code of Conduct;
9.
hearing and determining complaints about Members and
Co-Opted Members referred to it by the Monitoring
Officer;
10.
advising the Council upon the contents of and
requirements for codes/protocols/other procedures relating to
standards of conduct throughout the Council;
11.
maintaining oversight of the Council’s
arrangements for dealing with complaints;
12.
informing Council and the Chief Executive of
relevant issues arising from the determination of Code of Conduct
complaints;
13. appointment of
Sub-Committee.