Patricia Attawia

Standards Advisory Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss updates to the register of interests, improvements to political culture, and the handling of code of conduct matters. The committee will also look at the outcome of a government consultation on member conduct and consider dispensations under the Localism Act.

Standards Advisory Committee - Thursday, 16th January, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The committee discussed the UK Government's consultation on changes to the standards and conduct framework, the council's member learning and development programme, and the register of interests and gifts and hospitality. It was decided that the committee would draft a response to the government consultation, that the learning and development programme would continue in its current form, and that no changes were needed to the register of interests and gifts and hospitality. The committee also agreed to move into private session to discuss a confidential matter.

Standards Advisory Committee - Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The meeting discussed arrangements for dealing with complaints against councillors, the proposed publication of new Local Government Association (LGA) best practice guidance for Standards Committees, and the possible creation of a 'Standards In Public Life' webpage for the Council. The Committee agreed to consider updating its processes for handling complaints and also agreed to provide further information to the LGA about how its Standards Committee operates.