The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) has submitted a report to advise the Committee of:

·       The number and status 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) in consultation with one of the Council’s Independent Persons.

·       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.

The Committee are recommended to:

1.    Note the contents of the report.

The Committee and Member Services Manager introduced the report and provided a summary of the contents.

Councillor Diggins joined the meeting and resumed the role of chair.

The Committee had no questions on the report.

The Committee resolved to:

•  note the contents of the report.