CE 082 - Sub-delegation of matters relating to complaints under the Code of Conduct for Members (Article 9.3 Part 5A Code of Conduct for Members) (Part A)

January 21, 2025 Director of Legal and Democratic Services (Officer) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to improve efficiency, the Director sub-delegated specific functions related to handling complaints under the Member Code of Conduct to various postholders within Legal and Democratic Services, with certain limitations on who can make written decisions or refer complaints for investigation.

Full council record
Content

That the Monitoring
Officer delegates all functions specified in Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5
of the Council’s Procedure for Member Code of Conduct
Complaints to the following postholders in Legal and Democratic
Services:

·     
Legal Manager Commercial

·     
Senior Lawyer Commercial and Corporate Governance

·     
Legal Officer – Governance

·     
Locum (Governance)

·     
Legal Assistant – Corporate Governance x 2

·     
Lawyer (Contracts and Procurement) x 2

·     
Lawyer (Employment) x 2
 
Except that

·     
Only the Legal Manager Commercial, the Senior Lawyer

Commercial and Corporate Governance, the Legal Officer –

Governance, and the Locum (Governance) may produce a
written
decision, and

·     
Only the Legal Manager Commercial may decide to refer a
complaint
for investigation or to the Standards Committee.

Supporting Documents

CE 082.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date21 Jan 2025