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The Monitoring Officer to submit a report to update the Committee on the latest position with regard to standards matters including the Code of Conduct, the Registration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Interests and any complaints against Councillors dealt with under the Council’s process.

The Monitoring Officer

(a)  submitted a report (copies of which had previously been circulated to Members), updating the Committee on the latest position with regard to standards matters, including the Code of Conduct, the Registration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Interests and any complaints against Councillors dealt with under the Council’s process;

(b)  confirmed that she continued to pursue updates relating Borough and Parish Councillors’ Registration of Disposable Pecuniary Interests and used the opportunity to remind Members to advise of any changes. 

(c)  advised that at the time of writing the report two complaints were in progress for closure.  An additional four complaints had been received since writing the report and an update on these would be provided at the next meeting of this Committee (on 26 March 2019).

There being no further comments or questions from Members, Councillor Glancy moved the recommendation and Councillor Simpson seconded.

RESOLVED that the update on the position of standards matters including Parishes’ Registration of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Other Interests and complaints against Councillors dealt with under the provisions of the Localism Act be noted.