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RESOLUTION OF THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL RE: International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition on Anti-Semitism

resolution of the court of common council re: international holocaust remembrance alliance (ihra) definition of anti-semitism

The Committee considered a resolution of the Court of Common Council dated 5 December 2019, requesting that the definition of anti-Semitism, including the agreed working examples be adopted, with the inclusion of the IHRA definition and working examples, within the Members’ and Offices’ Code of Conduct.

Members requested that this be added to the Members’ Code of Conduct by way of an appendix to the existing document.

The Town Clerk clarified that the resolution of the Court would be taken forward by the Establishment Committee insofar as the Officer Code of Conduct was concerned.

RESOLVED – That, the definition of anti-Semitism, including the agreed working examples be adopted, with the inclusion of the IHRA definition and working examples, within the Members’ Code of Conduct by way of an appendix to the existing document.