At the end of the hearing, the Chair will state the decision of the Standards (Hearing) Sub-Committee as to whether the member failed to comply with the Code of Conduct and any actions which the Sub-Committee resolves to take. As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the Monitoring Officer will prepare a formal decision notice in consultation with the Chair of the Sub- and send a copy to you, to the member, make that decision notice available for public inspection and report the decision to the next convenient meeting of the Assembly. Who are the Standards (Hearing) Sub-Committee Members? It is a Sub-Committee comprising three Councillors who are also members of the Authority’s Audit and Standards Committee. The Independent Person is invited to attend all meetings of the and their views are sought and taken into consideration before the Sub-Committee takes any decision on whether the member’s conduct constitutes a failure to comply with the Code of Conduct and as to any action to be taken following a finding of failure to comply with the Code of Conduct. Who is the Independent Person? The Independent Person is a person who has applied for the post following advertisement of a vacancy for the post, whose appointment will be ratified by the Assembly. A person cannot be if he/she: “independent” is, or has been within the past 5 years, a member, co-opted member or officer of the authority; is a relative or close friend, of the complainant or the member(s) against whom the complaint has been made. Revision of these arrangements The Council may by resolution agree to amend these arrangements, and has delegated to the Chair of the Standards (Hearing) Sub-Committee the right to depart from these arrangements where he/she considers that it is expedient to do so in order to secure the effective and fair consideration of any matter, the details of which can be found on the Council’s website. Appeals There is no right of appeal for you as complainant or for the member against a decision of the Monitoring Officer or of the Standards (Hearing) If you feel that the Council has failed to deal with your complaint properly, you may make a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman whose details are as follows:
At the end of the hearing, the Chair will state the decision of the Standards (Hearing) Sub-Committee as to whether the member failed to comply with the Code of Conduct and any actions which the Sub-Committee resolves to take. As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, the Monitoring Officer will prepare a formal decision notice in consultation with the Chair of the and send a copy to you, to the member, make that decision notice available for public inspection and report the decision to the next convenient meeting of the Assembly. Who are the Standards (Hearing) Sub-Committee Members? It is a Sub-Committee comprising three Councillors who are also members of the Authority’s Audit and Standards Committee. The Independent Person is invited to attend all meetings of the and their views are sought and taken into consideration before the Sub-Committee takes any decision on whether the member’s conduct constitutes a failure to comply with the Code of Conduct and as to any action to be taken following a finding of failure to comply with the Code of Conduct. Who is the Independent Person? The Independent Person is a person who has applied for the post following advertisement of a vacancy for the post, whose appointment will be ratified by the Assembly. A person cannot be “independent” if he/she: is, or has been within the past 5 years, a member, co-opted member or officer of the authority; is a relative or close friend, of the complainant or the member(s) against whom the complaint has been made. Revision of these arrangements The Council may by resolution agree to amend these arrangements, and has delegated to the Chair of the Standards (Hearing) Sub-Committee the right to depart from these arrangements where he/she considers that it is expedient to do so in order to secure the effective and fair consideration of any matter, the details of which can be found on the Council’s website. Appeals There is no right of appeal for you as complainant or for the member against a decision of the Monitoring Officer or of the Standards (Hearing) If you feel that the Council has failed to deal with your complaint properly, you may make a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman whose details are as follows: Sub-