The East Surrey Shadow Authority Standards Committee was scheduled to consider the appointment of additional Independent Persons to assist with handling complaints about elected and co-opted members. The committee was also scheduled to receive an update on member training and development and consider a report on the Councillors' Code of Conduct for 2027-2031.

Appointment of Additional Independent Persons

The committee was scheduled to consider the appointment of two further Independent Persons to the East Surrey Shadow Authority. These individuals would serve until March 2027 and assist in the arrangements for dealing with complaints about elected and co-opted members, as provided for under the Localism Act 2011¹. This followed a previous report on the matter considered by the Standards Committee in July. The agenda indicated that confidential annexes relating to these appointments were also scheduled to be considered.

Member Development Update

An update report was scheduled to be presented to the committee regarding Shadow Authority member training and development. This report was expected to cover training that had been completed by members during Phase 1, which ran from May to July 2026. It was also scheduled to outline the training principles and approach that had been agreed for Phase 2, which was planned to take place from September 2026 to April 2027.

Councillors' Code of Conduct

The committee was scheduled to consider a report concerning the Councillors' Code of Conduct for the period 2027-2031. The specific details of this report were to follow.