Standards Sub-Committee Terms
of Reference
a)
To consider investigation reports, in respect of
Code of Conduct complaints, that are referred to it by the
Monitoring Officer.
b)
To conduct a hearing into an allegation that a
Member or co-opted Member of the Council or Town/Parish Council has
breached the relevant code of conduct. At such hearing, the Member
against whom a complaint has been made may respond to the
investigation report.
c)
Following the hearing the Sub-Committee can make one
of the following findings:
i)
That the Member has not failed to comply with the
Code of Conduct and no further action needs to be taken in respect
of the matters considered at the hearing
ii)
That the Member has failed to comply
with the Code of Conduct but no further
action needs to be taken in respect of the matters considered at
the hearing; or
iii)
That the Member has failed to comply with the Code
of Conduct and a sanction and/or an informal resolution should be
imposed.
d) The
Sub-Committee may impose any action or combination of actions
available to it, or impose any informal resolution or combination
of informal resolutions as are available to it either by law or
policy.
e) After making a
finding the Sub-Committee shall, as soon as reasonably practicable,
provide written notice of its findings and the reason for its
decision to the Member and the complainant.
f) To apply
the Council’s Standards Complaints Procedure and Complaints
Standards Sub-Committee Procedure to hearings before the
Sub-Committee.