This Committee is
responsible for:
·
promoting high standards of conduct by Members within the Council
and in their duties;
·
making recommendations on the adoption or revision of the
Members’ Code of Conduct, and on arrangements for handling
complaints that Members have breached the Code of Conduct;
·
receive reports and advise the Monitoring Officer on training for
Members;
·
matters related to the Code of Conduct and Members’ registers
of disclosable pecuniary interests;
·
through an independent Assessment Panel in the first instance, for
considering complaints that Members of Council have not adhered to
national standards of conduct and/or the Members’ Code of
Conduct adopted by Council.
Number of Councillors: 7 (substitutes permitted)
Plus 1 non-voting co-opted member representing the Parish councils
in Oxford. The 4 Independent Persons may attend meetings
Quorum: 3 Councillors
Frequency: 4 scheduled meetings per year