Committee details
SWT Standards Committee
Purpose of committee
The Standards Committee is made up of 9 councillors plus two parish/town councillors and two independent representatives. It is responsible for standards and for ensuring probity, propriety and ethics in the organisation.
Standards: the committee promotes and maintains high standards of conduct by councillors and co-opted members; helps councillors keep to the Code of Conduct; is responsible for the assessment and possible investigation of complaints about district and parish/town councillors, considers matters referred by the Monitoring Officer.
The committee’s role and functions are set out in the Terms of Reference in the Constitution.
Membership
- Councillor Lee Baker
- Councillor Hugh Davies
- Councillor Richard Lees
- Councillor Mark Lithgow (Chair)
- Councillor Martin Peters (Deputy Chair)
- Councillor Steven Pugsley
- Councillor Hazel Prior-Sankey
- Councillor Terry Venner
- Marcus Prouse (Secretary)
Contact information
Support officer: Marcus Prouse Email: m.prouse@somersetwestandtaunton.gov.uk.
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