Agenda item

The committee received a report from the principal lawyer, governance team on the amendment to the local filter procedure rules.

Members asked questions of officers and expressed their concerns over the current, overly bureaucratic structure of the standards regime, as sanctioned by Standards for England.

Officers advised that the council had to comply with the guidance from Standards for England.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the standards committee noted the report.

2.  That the standards committee agreed to amend the local procedure rules as shown in appendix A of the report.

3.  That  the committee asked that its concerns over the current, overly bureaucratic structure of the standards regime, as set out in the guidance from Standards for England, be noted.