To endorse the amendments the monitoring officer proposes to make to the appeals and appeals panel processes and the Arrangements for Dealing with Complaints About the Code of Conduct for Members having regard to the recommendations of the standards appeals panel working group.

The chairperson thanked all members who had sat on the working group.

The head of corporate governance presented the report.   

Councillor Richard Gething, nominated HALC representative and Mr Richard Stow, independent person were thanked for their contribution.  

The head of corporate governance explained that the processes which covered all councils within Herefordshire were operational and were a matter for the monitoring officer.  They were presented to the committee for endorsement.  

RESOLVED

That the amendments to the standards appeals process be endorsed by the committee