Issue - meetings

Assessment Filter for Standards Complaints

 

 

Meeting: 01/10/2020 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 108)

108 Filter Assessment for Standards Complaints

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

Considered – Report of the Head of Corporate Governance and Monitoring Officer.

 

Cllr Clark proposed and Cllr Middleton seconded the following amendment under Appendix A point 6 - passage of time.

 

That the following wording be added “It is recognised that if a matter is of public interest to be investigated then this matter will still be investigated”.

 

Resolved

 

Upon being put to the vote, the amendment was carried.

 

 

Voting Record

8 For

2 Against

0 Abstentions

 

 

Cllr Clark proposed and Cllr Brackstone seconded the following amendment to the recommendations :

 

A further report be presented by the Monitoring Officer to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with options for an appeal process.

 

Resolved

 

Upon being put to the vote, the amendment was carried.

 

Voting Record

9 For

1 Against

0 Abstentions

 

 

Cllr Clark moved and Cllr Keal seconded the following amendment in Appendix B.

 

That the sentence “there is no right of appeal in relation to this assessment” be removed from the record of assessment of complaint form.

 

Resolved

 

Upon being put to the vote, the amendment was carried.

 

Voting Record

7 For

1 Against

2 Abstentions

 

 

 

 

 

Decision

 

(i)That the use and publication of the filter assessment for standards complaints, attached as Appendices A and B of the report, with amendments as follows,  be approved.

Appendix A point 6 – That the following wording be added “It is recognised that if a matter is of public interest to be investigated then this matter will still be investigated”.

Appendix B - That the sentence “there is no right of appeal in relation to this assessment” be removed from the record of assessment of complaint form

 

(ii) That a further report be presented by the Monitoring Officer to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee with options for an appeal process

 

 

Voting Record

9 For

1 Against

0 Abstentions