Standards Committee
Composition / Number of Members: 6
Made up of the following members: Anne Mayes (Independent Member) - Chair, Martin Harvey (Independent Member) - Vice Chair, John Hart, David Money, Viviene Pengelly,
Linda Williams
Number of Scheduled Meetings: 2 per year
Open to the Press and Public: Yes
Decision making: Yes
Lead Officer: Assistant Chief Executive
Reports to: Full Authority
Purpose / Scope:
is to promote the highest standards of behaviour from members of the Authority
Future meeting dates
Previous meetings
Committee defined in more detail
Special Notes:
- at least 25% of the Members of this Committee must be independent of the Authority
- the Committee must be chaired by an Independent appointee
Terms of Reference
- The promotion and maintenance of high standards of conduct by all members of the Authority
- To make recommendations to the Authority on a code of conduct.
- To monitor the effectiveness of the Authority’s code of conduct for members and advise the Authority about the operation of its Code of Conduct for Members in the light of best practice, changes to the law, and guidance from the Standards Board for England. (Local Government Act 2000 S54 (2))
- To ensure that all Members have access to training in all aspects of the Authority’s Code of Conduct for members and that this training is actively promoted (Local Government Act 2000 S54(2))
- The determination of complaints about the conduct of members including cases referred by Ethical Standards Officers. (Statutory Instrument 2004 No 2617 The Local Authorities (Code of Conduct) (Local Determination) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
- The granting of dispensations to Members from requirements relating to prejudicial interests as set out in Part 2 of the Authority’s Code of Conduct for Members. (Statutory Instrument 2002 No 339 The Relevant Authorities (Standards Committee (Dispensations) Regulations 2002)
- To have oversight and scrutiny of entries on the Police Authority’s risk register pertaining to the work of the committee and to make recommendations regarding such entries to the Police Authority’s Chief Executive.