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CODE OF CONDUCT - PART 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2000
Meeting: 30/11/2012 - Standards Committee (Item 13)
13 CODE OF CONDUCT - PART 3 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2000
To consider a confidential report by the Monitoring Officer (copy
enclosed) providing an overview of complaints against members lodged with the Public
Services Ombudsman for
Minutes:
A confidential report by the Monitoring Officer
(MO) was submitted (previously circulated) providing an overview of complaints
against members lodged with the Public Services Ombudsman for
The MO advised that the report was a standing
agenda item in order to keep the committee abreast of ongoing complaints and
those recently completed. The majority
of completed cases had not been pursued by the Ombudsman and one complaint had
been withdrawn. One complaint had been
upheld and members were provided with the details of that case which had been
directly referred to the Adjudication Panel.
In terms of the ongoing complaints, the MO advised that the Ombudsman
had since decided not to investigate two of those complaints and he provided an
update on the remaining two ongoing cases, clarifying issues in response to
members’ questions thereon. After
consideration it was –
RESOLVED that report be received and
noted.
Prior to the close of the meeting the Chair
took the opportunity to thank members for their attendance and also thanked the
Monitoring Officer for his clear and helpful reports and address.
The meeting concluded at