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The purpose of this report is to set out the approach to be taken to reviewing the current Councillors’ code of conduct as part of the work of the Constitution Working Group.

The Committee received a report setting out the approach to be taken to reviewing the current Councillors’ code of conduct.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Councillors’ code of conduct. The Chair informed the Committee that it was proposed to retain the existing Councillors’ code of conduct at this time, with a review of the LGA Councillors’ code of conduct to be undertaken during 2023-24. This would enable a recommendation to the Committee as a result of that review. Officer advice was that the existing code of conduct was both legally sound and serviceable.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

Recommend to Full Council:

(1)      that the existing code of conduct is retained at this time and;

(2)      that the Standards and Constitution Committee be asked to review the Councillors’ code of conduct in the coming Municipal year and make recommendations on whether to adopt the LGA code of conduct, keep the existing code of conduct or produce a new amended version.