Agenda item

A report of the Comptroller and City Solicitor relative to the disciplinary powers of the Chief Commoner, the Aldermanic Chairmen and the Guildhall Club, and setting out options for how these parties might interact with the Standards Committee going forward, particularly in terms of reporting.

The Committee considered a report of the Comptroller and City Solicitor discussing the disciplinary powers of the Chief Commoner, the Aldermanic Chairmen and the Guildhall Club and sets out options for how these parties might interact with the Standards Committee going forward, particularly in terms of reporting. The report also considered additional reporting by the Monitoring Officer.

The Chairman reported that these wider arrangements were likely to be touched upon as part of a proposed independent review of the Standards Committee. He added that it would therefore be unwise to make any firm decisions on this matter at this stage.

The Deputy Chairman stated that he would expect the Chief Commoner and the Aldermanic Chairmen to be interviewed as part of any review of the City Corporation's existing arrangements for addressing matters connected with the conduct of Members.  

RESOLVED - Members noted the report and agreed that the matter should be revisited in the context of a forthcoming, wider Independent Review of Member conduct arrangements.