Agenda item

The Council noted a report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services which presented the Annual Report of the Standards Committee for 2018/19 and set out the future direction the Committee intended to take during 2019/20 (for copy see file of Minutes).

Councillor Kellett, Chair of the Standards Committee informed the Council that the Standards Committee had continued to promote the principles and values of good governance within the Council and across the County.  The Members of the Standards Committee were committed and dedicated to ensuring that high standards of conduct were maintained by all local elected Members.

Councillor Kellett thanked the Monitoring Officer, staff and Independent Persons for their support during the year.