Agenda item

Joint report of the Director of Human Resources and the Comptroller and City Solicitor.

The Committee received a joint report of the Director of Human Resources and the Comptroller and City Solicitor providing Members with the annual review of the Protocol on Member/Officer Relations and highlighting any related issues that have arisen during 2020.

Officers reported that there had been very little activity in terms of the Protocol in relation to staff over the last year.

A Member spoke to question reference within the report to the one formal dispute under the Dispute Procedure being withdrawn prior to assessment and asked for further details on this. The Comptroller and City Solicitor reported that this particular case was withdrawn by the complainant at the onset of the pandemic as they had considered that pursuing this would not be in the public interest or an effective use of Member and Office time at a time of national crisis.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.