The Governance, Ethics and
Standards Committee is responsible for promoting and maintaining
high standards of conduct by members and assisting members of the
Council to observe our code of conduct.
More particularly they have the
following specific functions:
Advising the Council on the
adoption or revision of the code of conduct
Monitoring the operation of the
code of conduct
Advising and training or arranging
to train members of the Council on matters relating to the code of
conduct
Assessing and reviewing complaints
against members
Conducting hearings and making
decisions on complaints
Safeguarding the Council’s
constitution
It is made up of eight members
– six Conservative and two Labour