Agenda item

National Picture - Standards Update - Report of Head of Legal and Democratic Services

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services which provided an update on standards issues affecting Local Government (for copy see file of Minutes).

 

Councillor E Bell referred to paragraph 10 of the report and asked what the review meetings were referred to under sub-paragraph c.  K Coulson-Patel, Governance Solicitor replied that she would make further enquiries of Devon County Council about the review meetings.

 

The Governance Solicitor informed the meeting that the cases referred to in the report demonstrated the creativity of Council’s in the delivery of more broad sanctions.

 

Resolved:

That the report be noted and officers be requested to monitor the progress of the matters referred to and keep the Committee updated.

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