Agenda item

Verbal update from the Comptroller & City Solicitor in respect of the Standards Committee’s future working arrangements, frequency of meetings and future meeting dates.  Following discussion, the Committee will be asked to agree the future working arrangements.

The Comptroller & City Solicitor provided a verbal update on the future meeting arrangements. A discussion took place on the work of the Committee and what future pieces of work should be undertaken. It was agreed that the Comptroller & City Solicitor would bring a report to the next meeting setting out a procedure for dealing with complaints of a breach of the Code of Conduct.

RESOLVED – Members agreed that:

(a)   Four meetings be scheduled each year (subject to the business of the meeting a meeting may be cancelled) and;

(b)   A special meeting be convened if required.