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Report to Council re Revised Code of Conduct for Members
REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE, LEGAL AND GOVERNANCE
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL 3RD OCTOBER, 2007
At its meeting on 26th September, 2007, the Cabinet received a joint report of the Chief Executive and the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Governance on a revised Code of Conduct for Members. In accordance with the arrangements approved by the Council at its meeting on 5th April, 2000, the report, together with a recommendation of the Cabinet thereon, as set out below, is referred to the City Council for consideration:-
REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT FOR MEMBERS
A joint report of the Chief Executive and the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Governance was submitted indicating that the Government had published a revised Code of Conduct for Members for adoption by every local authority. The report summarised the changes and referred to Guidance for Members issued by the Standards Board for England. The full text of the draft Code of Conduct was set out in Appendix A to the report, with the wording of the model Code of Conduct (in bold) and an Introduction as recommended in the Guidance and with some additional text (not in bold) which was added by this Council to the previous model Code of Conduct where it is consistent with the new model Code of Conduct. The report also set out the transitional arrangements to the revised Code of Conduct.
RESOLVED: That (a) the Council adopts the new Code of Conduct for Members with effect from 3rd October 2007;
(b) all Members be notified of the need to renew their Registration of Interests;
(c) a copy of the revised Code of Conduct be provided to every Member of the Council;
(d) the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Governance be requested to ensure that training on the revised Code of Conduct is made available to all Members of the City Council; and
(e) the Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Governance be given delegated powers to make any amendments necessary to other documentation, in particular the Member/Officer Relations Protocol and the Town Planning Matters Protocol, to ensure that they are consistent with the new Code of Conduct and to inform Members, as appropriate, of any amendments that are required.
(NOTE: 1. This item is referred for consideration by the City Council and cannot therefore be called-in for scrutiny; and
2. The report is circulated to all Council Members with the Council Summons.)
Liz Bashforth
Assistant Chief Executive,
Legal and Governance
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