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Report number LEG005 from the Standards Committee.       (Enclosure)

[The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee

will attend the meeting to present the recommendations of the

Standards Committee.]

The Standards Board for England Code of Conduct Members Guide is circulated with this agenda as a separate document.

DECISION:

This Council adopts the mandatory provisions of the Model Code of Conduct without revision to be this Council’s Members’ Code of Conduct with the addition of the preamble to that code setting out the 10 principles in the form attached at appendix 2 of report number LEG005.

The Chairman of the Council welcomed the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee: Mr Chris Holtom and Mr Fred Mann. He thanked them on behalf of the Council for the work they had done on the Standards Committee.

The Chairman of the Standards Committee introduced report number LEG005 and the Code of Conduct for Members 2007. The Standards Committee considered the revised Code of Conduct at their meeting on 6 July 2007, and recommended that the Council adopts the mandatory provisions of the Model Code of Conduct without revision, together with the preamble to that code setting out the 10 principles.

The Council were obliged to adopt the new Code of Conduct by 1 October 2007. If not adopted by that date, the authority would be automatically covered by the revised Code of Conduct. All Members would receive training on the new Code of Conduct.

It was proposed and seconded that the Council should adopt the mandatory provisions of the Model Code of Conduct, together with the preamble to the code. On being put to the vote, this was carried.

15:05 – Councillor Martin-Mayhew left the meeting.