Standards Committee

MINUTES of a meeting of the Standards Committee held at County Hall, Lewes on 8 April 2021.

PRESENT  Councillors Richard Stogdon (Chair), Colin Belsey, Godfrey Daniel, Ruth O'Keeffe, Barry Taylor and David Tutt

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8 Minutes of meeting held on 14 August 2020

8.1       It was RESOLVED to agree as a correct record the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on 14 August 2020.

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9 Code of Conduct for Councillors

9.1       The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive regarding the Council’s Code of Conduct for Councillors.

9.2       It was RESOLVED to:

1)  note the updated Model Code of Conduct published by the Local Government Association (attached as Appendix 1 to the report); and

2) agree to maintain the Council’s current Code of Conduct (attached as Appendix 2) for the reasons set out in the report.

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10 Annual Report

10.1     The Committee considered a report by the Assistant Chief Executive that provided an update in relation to Member conduct issues and the work of the Standards Committee.

10.2     It was RESOLVED to:

1) note the report; and

2)     agree the report for submission to the County Council.

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