Minutes for Standards Committee meeting, Apr 7 2010, 6.30PM official page

This report summarises the role and responsibilities of the Monitoring Officer and provides the Committee with the activities carried out by the Monitoring Officer during the year with particular reference to the Council’s ethical governance framework.

This report provides an overview of the work and activities of the Standards Committee over the past year and gives information on the monitoring of the Members’ Code of Conduct. 

This report provides draft responses to questions raised in the Standards for England Annual Return 2010 for the consideration of Members. Guidance notes are also provided to help Members in the preparation of their responses.

This report provides a review of the local standards framework by the Standards for England.

This report provides Members with the results of Standards for England research regarding examples of notable practice in standards committees that have worked elsewhere.

This report is asking the Committee to consider initiating discussion with senior decision-makers of the Council to promote high standards of conduct amongst Members.

This report provides a general overview of the Corporate Governance Framework under which the Council operates and provides assurance to the Standards Committee that the Council’s affairs are appropriately well ordered to standards which meet Local Government best practice.

This report summarises for the information of Members the contents of Bulletin No. 47 published by the Standards for England (SfE) in February 2010.