Issue - items at meetings - Complaints Update

10.1

The  Committee  considered  a  report  of  the  Director  of Strategy and  Governance summarising  information  on  complaints about  Member  conduct administered  under (a) the  new  arrangements as defined  by  the  Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008 which  had come  into  effect  with  effect  from  8  May  2008  and (b)  the previous  arrangements  which  had  existed  prior  to  that date .

10.2

 Members referred  to  the  inordinate  amount  of  time  taken by  the  Standards Board in  determining Case SBE 15053.06. The Principal Solicitor  explained that in  that case  he  believed delays  had  arisen as a result of the Standards Board awaiting  the  outcome  of  due  legal  process  and the subsequent appeal .    The  Chairman  stated  that issues  relative  to  unacceptable  delays  had  been raised  with  the  Board  in  the  past and   with  the  imposition  of  the  local  arrangements the  emphasis  would  be  on a  measured approach,  but  one  which facilitated  a decision being  made  and did  not  give  rise  to undue  delays .     

10.3

RESOLVED -  That  the  content  of   the  report  be noted