Committee details

Governance, Ethics and Standards Committee

Purpose of committee

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

 

The committee is made up of nine members – six Reform UK, one Liberal Democrat, one Conservative and one Green Party.

 

Membership

Contact information

Support officer: Daniel Mitchell.

Email: Daniel.Mitchell@derbyshire.gov.uk