Issue - meetings

To consider a proposal from Mr. J. C. Blakeley, (Independent) Chairman of Wychavon District Council Standards Committee, on the coming together of Standards Committee members on a county-wide basis.

The Committee considered a proposal from Mr. J. C. Blakeley, Chairman of Wychavon District Council Standards Committee, on the coming together of Standards Committee members on a county-wise basis to discuss issues of relevance to Standards Committees.

Members supported the proposal, which it was felt would be of particular use during the first twelve months of the introduction of local filtering of complaints.  It was felt that both the Chairman of the Committee and the Council's Monitoring Officer should attend the meetings, and that if the Chairman was unavailable the Vice-Chairman should attend in his/her place.

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the Committee support the proposal; and

(b)       that it be requested that in the event of the Chairman of the Committee not being available to attend a meeting, the Vice-Chairman be permitted to attend in his/her place.