Parish Councils' Representatives' Report
[To receive an oral report from the Parish Councils’ Representatives on any matters of relevance to the Committee, and to include an update on any recent meeting(s) of the Bromsgrove Area Committee of the Worcestershire County Association of Local Councils (CALC).]
Minutes:
Mr. Cypher advised that one meeting of the Bromsgrove Area Committee of the Worcestershire County Association of Local Councils had taken place since the last meeting of the Standards Committee. Parish Council representatives had been informed during the meeting of the new Government’s decision to abolish Standards for England. The Monitoring Officer’s previous request for Parish Councils to have available hard copies of their individual Codes of Conduct had been discussed and was noted within the minutes.
Mr. Cypher referred to correspondence which had taken place between himself and the Deputy Monitoring Officer (DMO) with regard to the inconsistency of approach in the guidance relating to what information was confidential and what information could be made public by District Councils and Parish Councils when a complaint was being referred for investigation.
RESOLVED that the position be noted.