Agenda item

The Town Clerk undertook to submit a report to the next meeting of the Standards Committee regarding ‘lessons learnt’ from the recent Complaints process. The report would seek further changes to the Committee’s Complaints Procedure particularly around clarifying what information may/may not be published on the public website or posted in the Members’ Room. Standing Order Number 35 regarding attendance would also require some amendment.

The Deputy Chairman suggested that the Town Clerk email all Members involved in various parts of the process to request any comments/feedback they might have that could usefully be built into the report to the next Committee.

Members suggested that it would be useful to hold an additional Standards Committee meeting at the end of July, ahead of the Summer recess, to consider this matter.

The Chairman reported that, given that the process was a first for all involved he felt that it had been managed extremely well. He thanked all Members and Officers involved in each stage of the process for their hard work and input.