Tower Hamlets Committees

Standards Advisory Committee

Standards

Recent meetings

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12 Mar 2026

Standards Advisory Committee - Thursday, 12th March, 2026 4.00 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee of Tower Hamlets Council met on Thursday 12 March 2026 to review and endorse the Member Induction Plan for 2026 and the Member Learning and Development Strategy for 2026-2030. The committee also received updates on the Regis...

10 Jul 2025

Standards Advisory Committee - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 6.30 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee met to discuss a range of issues, including the continuous improvement plan, member attendance, and the code of conduct. The committee noted the activities of the Standards Advisory Committee for the municipal year May 2024 ...

03 Apr 2025

Standards Advisory Committee - Thursday, 3rd April, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee met to conduct its annual review of the [Code of Conduct](https://democracy.towerhamlets.gov.uk/documents/s251594/Annual%20Review%20of%20the%20Code%20of%20Conduct.pdf) for members, and to review reports on complaints, invest...

26 Jun 2024

Standards Advisory Committee - Wednesday, 26th June, 2024 6.30 p.m.

The Standards Advisory Committee met to discuss several issues relating to standards and conduct at the council. The committee noted the contents of all reports. They also agreed to a minor change to the Standards Advisory Committee procedure rules to ensur...

About

The Standards Advisory Committee replaces the previous Standards Committee (decommissioned 01/07/2012). Agendas, minutes and further information on that committee are available here or through the Meetings link on the left of the page.   The Standards Advisory Committee performs a number of functions to maintain high standards of conduct in public life. These include:

Promoting and maintaining the Members Code of Conduct and other local protocols. Assisting in training and offering advice on matters relating to the codes. Advising the Council on the adoption and revision of the Code of Conduct and the various Protocols included in the Constitution. Considering any potential breaches of the Members Code of Conduct.

  Meetings are open to the public to attend. However, the Committee or any of its Sub-Committees may meet in private, in accordance with the relevant legislation, to consider business.   The Standards Advisory Committee is made up of Councillors, Independent Persons (as defined in the Localism Act 2011) and Co-opted Members. A

timetable for meeting dates and deadlines can be found here. The quorum for this body is 3 of the total membership including at least one Councillor and one Co-opted member.

 

Members

John Pulford MBE · Chair
Fiona Browne · Vice-Chair
Faham Sinan-Katamba · Co-Optee
Mike Houston · Co-Optee
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Harun Miah · Member
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Iqbal Hossain · Member
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Sirajul Islam · Member
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Asma Islam · Substitute
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Mufeedah Bustin · Substitute
Amanda Orchard · Observer
Rachael Tiffen · Observer