Standards and Ethics
Welcome to the Standards and Ethics pages
These pages are hosted by the Standards Committee of
Herefordshire Council
We are appointed by Herefordshire Council, but we reach our
decisions entirely independently of the Council; and a majority of
our members, including our independent Chair, have no direct
connection with the Council.
Read our agendas, minutes and other working papers
Read our Annual Report
Read our comments on the recent consultation by the Department
of Communities and Local Government. The consultation was on local
assessment. From May 2008 onwards, we will take on the role
previously performed by the Standards Board for England, of
filtering all local complaints about councillors, and deciding
which ones merit further investigation:
The Role of the Standards Committee
What we do:
- We promote and maintain high standards of conduct by the
members (and co-opted members) of Herefordshire Council, and of
Town and Parish Councils in the County
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We advise on codes of conduct (and draft and revise them
where necessary)
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We train members on conduct issues, and help them to
observe codes of conduct. We work closely with the
Herefordshire Association of Local Councils (HALC) to
assist Town and Parish Councils
- For more information about HALC's training
programme or any aspect of its services, telephone
01432 353492 or email
halchereford@btconnect.com
- A
Chairing Checklist: if you don't often chair
meetings (and if you do!) you may find this useful
- We consider applications for dispensations where
prejudicial interests would prevent a Town or Parish Council
from considering a matter. For more information, see the
Dispensations
page.
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We hold local hearings and determine complaints against
councillors which are referred to us by the Standards Board
for England, or which come to us after a complaint is
referred by the Board for local investigation
- We respond to enquiries from the public on any aspect of
our work
Contact the Standards Committee by emailing Heather Donaldson at
hdonaldson@herefordshire.gov.uk
Contact the Monitoring Officer, Mr Alan McLaughlin, at
amclaughlin@herefordshire.gov.uk