Decision Maker: Cornwall Council

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: May 20, 2025

Purpose:

Content: It was moved by Councillor Jenkin, seconded by Councillor Moorcroft and   RESOLVED that to reflect the decisions and recommendations of the Constitution and Governance Committee and the Standards Committee, the Code of Conduct for Members be amended by the addition of the following with immediate effect:   “Mandatory training 2.XX Subject to paragraph 2.XY of this Code, you will be in breach of this Code if: (a) You have failed to complete one or more modules of mandatory training, as required by the Member Development Strategy; and (b) That failure is for a period of at least one calendar month from when the mandatory training was required to be completed. 2.XY You will not be in breach of this Code by virtue of paragraph 2.XX above if: (a) Intervening circumstances such as illness, an approved reason for absence, jury service or a family emergency have prevented you from completing the required mandatory training; or (b) You have been waiting for reasonable adjustments to be made in response to a protected characteristic to enable you to complete the required mandatory training; or (c) The required training has not been available to you because, for example, the Learning Hub has been inoperable for a prolonged period and in each case the circumstances have been explained in writing to the Monitoring Officer and the Monitoring Officer has confirmed that the explanation provides legitimate justification for not having been completed to that point in time. The responsibility for bringing this to the attention of the Monitoring Officer rests with the individual Member. 2.XZ The obligation to complete any outstanding or overdue mandatory training is  not negated by the Monitoring Officer accepting any justification for non-compliance in accordance with paragraph 2.XZ, and any outstanding or overdue training must be completed within one calendar month of the lapsing of any impediments preventing completion, and failure to do so will be a breach of the Code pursuant to paragraph 2.XX. 2.YY Breaches of the Code related to the failure to complete mandatory training will be recorded without the need for formal complaints being submitted, the collation of any further information, investigation, or the issue of formal decision notices.”