Purpose of report:

To advise the Committee of:

1.      the number of complaints received under the Members’ Code of Conduct which have been, or are to be, considered by the Head of Law and Governance (in her statutory capacity as the authority’s Monitoring Officer) and the Independent Persons. The report also notes the outcome, where complaints have been concluded; and

2.       the number of dispensations to an individual member, granted under Section 33 of the 2011 Localism Act, by the Monitoring Officer, following consultation with an Independent Person.

Recommendation:

That the Standards Committee notes the content of the report.

The Standards Committee noted the contents of the report.

The Chair advised that a letter had been prepared to send to Littlemore Parish Council to encourage members of the Parish Council who had not completed Code of Conduct training to do so.  However it was decided not to send this until the new Clerk of Littlemore Parish Council was in post.  She confirmed that this would now be actioned.