Agenda item - Member Complaints Update

Report of the Monitoring Officer (Copy Attached)

28.1 The Committee considered the report of the Monitoring Officer, which was presented by the Standards and Complaints Manager. The report provided an update of the complaints received about Member conduct following the last report to the Audit & Standards Committee on 24 June 2014.

28.2Councillor Simson noted that some complaints against Members were reported in the media, and asked what steps were taken to reassure the public that those matters were being investigated. The Standards and Complaints Manager said that this report was available to the public, and if a matter was referred to a Standards Panel those papers would also be made available. Officers worked with the Communications Team to deal with media enquiries. 

28.3RESOLVED: That the report be noted.