Issue - meetings

The Committee received and noted the report of the Deputy Chief Executive detailing the Annual Report on the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Committee noted that there had been no formal complaints received regarding Councillors in 2019/20 that required preliminary investigation.

The Committee also noted the key recommendations of a report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life which was published in January 2019 and the Local Government Associations Draft Model Code of Conduct as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.  In conclusion the Committee noted that the proposed changes were not significant and the Council’s adopted Code of Conduct had worked well to date therefore no changes were considered necessary at this time but would be reviewed when a final model Code was provided.