Issue - meetings

Standards Committee had considered the Annual Report of the Operational Director/ Monitoring Officer, which summarised the work of the Committee in the last Municipal Year.

RECOMMENDED: That the report be noted and referred to Council for information.

Standards Committee had considered the attached report of the Operational Director, Legal and Democratic Services/Monitoring Officer, which summarised the work of the Standards Committee in its Annual Report.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.

          The Committee considered a report of the Operational Director, Legal and Democratic Services/Monitoring Officer, which summarised the work of the Committee in the last Municipal Year.

          At the meeting in February 2015, Members had considered the Annual Report, which had noted the major changes to the Standards regime and the implementation of the Localism Act. There had been an update on issues that had arisen in other parts of the country, which had provided an insight into the nature of matters raised and how they were dealt with elsewhere.

          In addition, Members also received an update on matters within Halton, although no further investigations had been required into any of the three complaints that had been received.

          RESOLVED: That the report be noted and referred to Council for information.