Purpose of Committee
The Standards Committee comprises four independent
persons, five Councillors and three parish representatives, and is
responsible for promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct
within the Council, monitoring and advising upon Council Codes of
Conduct, and considering complaints that a Borough or Parish
Councillor or a co-opted member may have breached the
Members’ Code of Conduct. For
information about how to make a complaint see
Councillors’ Code of Conduct.
See
Annual Report 2008-09 for the work carried out by the Committee
during last year.
For information about the work of the Standards for
England please see www.standardsforengland.gov.uk
Membership
Contact Information
Support officer: Sarah Lawrence (Telephone 01793 463603). email: slawrence@swindon.gov.uk