County Durham Committees

Standards Committee

Standards

Recent meetings

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05 Mar 2026

10:00 am

Standards Committee - Thursday 5 March 2026 10.00 am

The Standards Committee of Durham County Council was scheduled to meet on Thursday 5 March 2026 to discuss national trends in local government standards, review updates on the Code of Conduct, and plan the committee's work programme for the upcoming year. T...

01 Dec 2025

Standards Committee - Monday 1 December 2025 1.00 pm

The Standards Committee of Durham County Council met to discuss updates to the code of conduct, national standards, and the appointment of new members to the committee. The committee was also scheduled to discuss strengthening the standards and conduct fram...

15 Oct 2025

Special, Standards Committee - Wednesday 15 October 2025 1.00 pm

The Standards Committee of County Durham Council was scheduled to meet to discuss updates to the Procedure for Member Code of Conduct Complaints. The proposed changes included introducing a Standards Assessment Board, offering informal resolutions to code o...

12 Sep 2025

Standards Committee - Friday 12 September 2025 9.30 am

The Durham County Council Standards Committee met on 12 September 2025 to discuss several key issues, including updates to the Code of Conduct, the national standards picture, the Debate Not Hate campaign, and the recruitment of independent persons. The com...

09 Jun 2025

Standards Committee - Monday 9 June 2025 1.00 pm

The Standards Committee of Durham County Council met on 9 June 2025 to discuss standards issues affecting local government. The committee was scheduled to discuss updates to the Code of Conduct, the annual report of the committee, and the recruitment of ind...

04 Dec 2024

Standards Committee - Wednesday 4 December 2024 1.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include an update on standards issues that are affecting local government nationally, a review of complaints about breaches of the Councillors Code of Conduct, and a discussion about the Local Government Association's Debate No...

About

The Standards Committee are responsible for promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by councillors, independent members and co-opted members   Further information about our Standards Committee can be found at www.durham.gov.uk/ethicalstandards    

Members

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Kate Rowland · Chair
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Louise Taylor · Vice-Chair
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Anita Savory · Member
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Chris Foote-Wood · Member
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Ian Catchpole · Member
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James Stephenson · Member
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Kathryn Rooney · Member
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Mark Rowney · Member
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Paul Sexton · Member