Article 9 – The Standards Committee

9.01 Standards Committee

The Council meeting will establish a Standards Committee.

9.02 Composition

The Standards Committee will be composed of at least two councillors (who may not include the Leader) and at least two people who are not councillors or officers of the Council or any other body having a Standards Committee (the independent members). The independent member will be the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee and will be entitled to vote at meetings.

9.03 Role and Function

The Standards Committee will have the following roles and functions:

(a) promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives;

(b) assisting the councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives to observe the Members' Code of Conduct;

(c) advising the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members' Code of Conduct;

(d) monitoring the operation of the Members' Code of Conduct;

(e) advising, training or arranging to train councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives on matters relating to the Members' Code of Conduct;

(f) granting dispensations to councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members' Code of Conduct;

(g) dealing with any reports of Ethical Standards Officers of the Standards Board on allegations of breaches of the Council’s Code of Conduct that are referred to the Monitoring Officer for local determination and any such allegations referred to the Monitoring Officer for investigation and determination locally.