47 Consideration of Investigating Officer's Final Report into Complaint Reference 01/11
[To consider the Investigating Officer's Final Report into Complaint Reference 01/11 against District Councillor Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP.]
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Minutes:
Further to a referral from the Standards Assessment Sub-Committee on 23rd November 2011, the Committee was asked to give consideration, under regulation 17 of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008, to a complaint made against District Councillor Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP. The complaint was that Councillor Dr. Booth had allegedly failed to declare a personal and prejudicial at a meeting of the Cabinet on 5th October 2011.
Members were asked to consider the Investigating Officer's Report and finding as to whether there had been a failure on the part of Councillor Dr. Booth to comply with the Bromsgrove District Council Code of Conduct.
The Committee determined that the matter should be considered at a hearing of the Standards Committee. Members then went on to consider whether there were any issues which might arise during the pre-hearing process.
A Member requested that the Investigating Officer be asked whether there was a record of the interview which had taken place between the Investigating Officer and Councillor Dr. Booth on 14th December 2011, and which might therefore be produced for the Committee's information at the Final Determination Hearing. The Legal Advisor stated that she would speak with the Investigating Officer to make the necessary enquiries in this regard.
RESOLVED:
(a) that the Investigating Officer's finding of a failure by Councillor Dr. Booth to comply with the Bromsgrove District Council Code of Conduct be considered at a hearing of the Standards Committee conducted under regulation 18 of the Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008; and
(b) that the Legal Advisor speak with the Investigating Officer in relation to the additional information sought by the Committee as detailed in the preamble above.