Agenda item

Copy of a report of the Policy and Resources Committee to the Court of Common Council.

The Committee received a copy of a Policy and Resources Committee Report to the Court of Common Council dated 25 June 2015 relating to an amendment to Standing Order 63 regarding Disciplinary Action and the involvement of Independent Persons in this process.

The Comptroller & City Solicitor summarised by stating that Independent Persons (of which there were three on the Standards Committee) would now be required to take part in any advisory panel regarding disciplinary action taken in respect of the Town Clerk, the City of London’s Monitoring Officer or the Chamberlain.

The Committee were informed that the Director of Corporate HR would now be putting together a further report on process for the Establishment Committee and was currently awaiting LGA guidance on this matter.

RECEIVED.