The Monitoring Officer has submitted a report regarding the Local Hearing Panel of the Standards Committee that found that Councillor Latif had breached the Council’s Code of Member Conduct and that the sanction imposed should be the formal censure of the full Council.

Council is recommended to:

1.    Censure Councillor Latif in respect of the finding that he breached the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Council resolved to:

1.    Censure Councillor Latif in respect of the finding that he breached the Members’ Code of Conduct.

The Monitoring Officer had submitted a report regarding the Local Hearing Panel of the Standards Committee that found that Councillor Latif had breached the Council’s Code of Member Conduct and that the sanction imposed should be the formal censure of the full Council. 

The Monitoring Officer outlined the report, and the considerations required of Council. Members were informed that the recommendation to Council follows from a determination made by a Local Hearing Panel of the Standards Committee in relation to a compliant made against Councillor Latif.  

Councillor Pressel moved the report; Councillor Diggins seconded.  

Councillor Latif thanked the legal advisor to the Local Hearing Panel, and the members of the Local Hearing Panel for their decision.   

The Lord Mayor intervened and reminded Councillor Latif to refer to the report before Council only.  

Councillor Latif persisted in making comments unrelated to the report before Council. Councillor Latif’s microphone was switched off.  

Upon being put to a vote, the recommendation was agreed.  

Council resolved to: 

2. Censure?Councillor Latif in respect of the finding that he breached the Members’ Code of Conduct.?