Standards Committee

Membership 

Terms of Reference / Areas of Responsibility

Five ‘Independent’ (Lay) Members Four Councillors (The Cabinet Leader cannot be a member and no more than one member of the Cabinet can be on this Committee).

In relation to the County Councillors in Powys: ·         promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by Members (including church and parent governor representatives); ·         assisting Members (including church and parent governor representatives) to observe the Members’ Code of Conduct; ·         advising the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members’ Code of Conduct; ·         monitoring the operation of the Members’ Code of Conduct; ·         advising on training or arranging to train Councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives on matters relating to the Members’ Code of Conduct; ·         granting dispensations to councillors, co-opted members and church and parent governor representatives from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members’ Code of Conduct; ·         dealing with any reports from a case tribunal or interim case tribunal, and any report from the Monitoring Officer on any matter referred to that officer by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; ·         overseeing the Council’s whistle-blowing regime; ·         providing advice to individual Councillors on such issues as the treatment of personal interest and on conduct matters generally; ·         determining appropriate action on matters referred to it by the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales; ·         overseeing the Register of Interest of Members, Co-opted members and Church and Parent Governor Representatives and Officers; ·         overseeing the Council’s rules and protocols on accountability of members; ·         overseeing the attendance of Members and Co-opted Members at relevant meetings; ·         monitor the training of Members serving on Member Bodies.