Bridgend County Borough Council

Standards Committee – Agenda, Reports & Meeting Information

May 2006 – May 2007

Listed below are the dates, times and locations of meetings of the Standards Committee

If you click on a date an agenda web page will open with hyperlinks to each of the public agenda items. This will open a Word, Excel or PowerPoint file for you to view the details of that item.

If you click on the minutes a Word document will be downloaded for you to view.

If you have any problems with these pages or links, or have any queries regarding the Standards Committee or their meetings, contact the relevant Officer listed below.

Officer Contact Details: Web Pages/ Meetings

Name:

Gary Jones

Address:

Cabinet & Committee Services, Level 2, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend. CF31 4WB

Telephone:

(01656) 643385

Fax:

(01656) 643134

Email:

cabinet_committee@bridgend.gov.uk

Officer Contact Details: Standards

Name:

Andrew Jolley (Director of Legal and Democratic Services & Monitoring Officer)

Address:

Level 2 Civic Offices Angel Street, Bridgend. CF31 4WB

Telephone:

(01656) 643106

Fax:

(01656) 657899

Email:

monitoringofficer@bridgend.gov.uk

Details and Role of the Standards Committee

Agenda and Reports

Location and Time of Meetings

Minutes

23 Feb 2007

Committee Rooms 2/3 Civic Offices

1.00pm

13 -18

02 April 2008

Committee Room 3 Civic Offices

11.15am

Meetings of the Standards Committee are ad-hoc and are future meetings are not arranged until required.

What is the Role of the Standards Committee?

Councillors have to agree to follow a Code of Conduct to ensure high standards in the way they undertake their duties. The Standards Committee trains and advises them on the Code of Conduct. There is also a Town and Community Councils Standards Sub-Committee which performs a similar role for Town and Community Councillors.

The Standards Committee has the following roles and functions:-

To promote and maintain high standards of conduct by Councillors, co-opted members and Church and Parent Governor representatives;

To assist Councillors, co-opted members and Church and Parent Governor representatives to observe the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members;

To advise the Council on the content of and any revisions it may from time to time consider should be made to the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members, the Council Procedure Rules, the Cabinet Procedure Rules and any protocol governing member/officer relationships;

To monitor the operation of the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members and to report to the Council on any matters of concern;

To advise the Council on the effective implementation of the Code of Conduct for Members and Co-opted Members, including appropriate training measures for Councillors, co-opted members and Church and Parent Governor representatives

Independent Members - 4

Mr N Boyle

Mr G Evans

Mr E B Hughes

Mr J Irvine

Elected Membership - 3

Substitute Members - 3

Cllr M M Bertorelli

Cllr K R T Deere

Cllr B I Quennell

Cllr G Davies

Cllr C Westwood (Deputy Mayor)

Cllr C J Michaelides