Decision details
Verbal update on the current position with regards to recommendations arising from the Government's Committee on Standards in Public Life on the subject of ethical standards in local government
Decision Maker: Standards Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
RESOLVED
i. That the verbal update of the Director of Legal and Governance in advising the Standards Committee of the still awaited Government implementation of primary legislative changes to existing powers in relation to the recommendations arising from the Government's Committee on Standards in Public Life on the subject of ethical standards in local government, be noted;
ii. That it be noted that this matter will be updated upon at each Standards Committee in the future and that as soon as the primary legislation changes were made the matter of implications and proposed revisions to the current Standards regime would be reported to the Standards Committee; and
iii. That arising from the discussions of the current COVID 19 emergency pandemic and the affects of the situation on Members in respect of possible inadvertent infringements of the current code in light of new work practices and subsequent challenges as a result, a report reviewing such implications and other related concerns be brought to the Standards in February 2021.
Report author: Dawn Carter-Mcdonald
Publication date: 16/07/2020
Date of decision: 14/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 14/07/2020 - Standards Committee