7.9 Standards committee

(a) Promoting high standards of conduct in the council

(b) Advising full council on adopting or revising the members' code of conduct (Section 23) and monitoring how the code is working

(c) Advising and arranging training for councillors and co-opted committee members on all aspects of the members' code of conduct

(d) Considering recommendations made by case tribunals held under Section 80 of the Local Government Act 2000

(e) Considering reports by the monitoring officer on anything referred by an ethical standards officer

(f) Carrying out initial assessments, reviews and hearings into allegations of breaches of the members' code of conduct

(g) Giving special permission to councillors and co-opted committee members to speak and vote on things they have an interest in

(h) Considering anything relevant in the Audit Commission's management letter or other correspondence from the Audit Commission

(i) Overseeing the whistle blowing policy (Section 26)

(i) Monitoring the council's handling of complaints and considering ombudsman reports

(j) Monitoring the register of members' interests (see 23.19)

(k) Overseeing the code on councillor-officer relations (Section 24)

(l) Advising on any other codes of practice or guidance for councillors

The standards committee will carry out roles (a) to (g) for parish councils in the city too.

Page last reviewed 16 Oct 2008