Agenda item

In accordance with the Order of the Court of 6 December 2012, the Committee are invited to review their terms of reference prior to their submission to the Court of Common Council at its meeting in April 2013.

In accordance with the Order of the Court of 6^th December 2012, and in advance of the April meeting of the Court of Common Council, the Committee reviewed its terms of reference. 

Members discussed adjusting the current quorum of the Standards Committee (three Members, at least one of whom must be a non-Common Council Member) and requested that the quorum be reviewed at the next meeting in May with a view to ensuring that the quorum included both Common Councilmen and Co-opted Member representation.  It was noted that consistency of wording across terms of references would be reviewed in advance of further consideration by the Committee.

In respect of the paragraph (c) and the Committee’s role in “keeping under review and monitoring the City of London Corporation’s Employee Code of Conduct”, it was noted that the Code had not been reviewed by the Committee and therefore the matter should be considered by the Committee at its May meeting with the Director HR invited to attend.

RESOLVED: That –

(i)        the Standards Committee approves it current terms of reference with no amendment but with a view to reviewing the quorum arrangements at a future meeting;

(ii)        that a report be submitted to the May meeting of the Standards Committee in respect of the Employee Code of Conduct to enable the Committee to review the current arrangements; and

(iii)       that the Director of HR be invited to attend the May meeting of the Committee to respond to questions in respect of the Employee Code of Conduct.