Report of the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer)

The subject of the decision:

The Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) submitted a report seeking consideration of the Local Government Association’s Model Code of Member Conduct and whether to recommend its adoption by the Council.

Alternative options considered:

The options considered were as set out in the report.

The reason for the decision:

Under the Localism Act 2011 the Council is required to have a code in place which deals with the expected conduct of its Members with reference to the Seven Principles of Public Life.  The Committee was satisfied that the Council’s current Code of Conduct fulfils that requirement and addresses the recommendations of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

The decision:

That the Committee recommends to Council that the current Code of Member Conduct shall remain unchanged.