Agenda item

Model Code of Conduct - Review of Procedures

This report presents Hoey Ainscough’s update of their review of the current procedures in place to deal with Code of Conduct complaints.

Minutes:

Members considered a report which presented an update from Hoey Ainscough on their review of the current procedures in place to deal with Code of Conduct complaints. 

 

Paul Hoey and Natalie Ainscough were in attendance at the meeting to present the updated procedures annexed to the report, including the additional annexes (Annexes G-I) in the Agenda Supplement.  These documents incorporated the amendments agreed by the committee at the meeting on 23 November 2021. 

 

After a full discussion on the draft updated procedures, and having noted the comments made on this item under Public Participation, it was

 

Recommended:  That Council approve and adopt the draft procedures at Annexes A-I to the report, subject to the following amendments:

·        Annex A (case handling procedure): In paragraph 5, after ‘deputy monitoring officer (DMO)’, insert ‘or external person’.

·        Annex C (procedure for hearings):

o   Paragraph 4 - amend to clarify the position of the Public Participation Scheme in relation to Joint Standards sub-committees

o   Paragraph 5 – amend to include further detail on the rights of the Subject Member to be informed.

o   Correct the typographical error on the numbering of paragraph 9 onwards.

·        Annexes G and H (flowcharts) – provide a key to the acronyms in the charts.

·        Annex I (Subject Member FAQs) – amend the answer to question 9 to clarify that the hearing can proceed in the absence of the Subject Member if he/she chooses not to attend.

 

Reason:              In order to support the Model Code of Conduct.

Supporting documents:

 

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