Issue - items at meetings - Annual report of the Standards Committee

Report of the Monitoring Officer (copy attached).

21.1    The Committee considered a report of the Monitoring Officer in relation to the annual report of the Standards Committee. The Senior Solicitor, Liz Woodley, outlined the report and noted that the changes to the Standards regime, as part of the Localism Act, had formed a significant portion of the Committees work in the last year. The report explained the Council met the requirements of current legislation in relation to: the composition of the Committee; the formation of Sub-Committees; the Code of Conduct; Register of Interests and the role and functions of the Monitoring Officer.

21.2       There were no questions from Members of the Committee.

21.3       RESOLVED – That the Committee note the report and the Chair present the report to Council.