PART 5OTHER CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Joint standards committees

69Referral of cases relating to conduct

1

The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.

2

In section 73 (matters referred to monitoring officers)—

a

in subsection (2)—

i

in paragraph (b), after “authority” where it second occurs insert “, or to the standards committee of another relevant authority,”,

ii

after paragraph (b), insert—

ba

enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to refer a report or recommendations made by its monitoring officer to the standards committee of another relevant authority,

b

for paragraph (c) substitute—

c

enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to consider any report or recommendations made or, as the case may be, referred to it by—

i

a monitoring officer of a relevant authority, or

ii

the standards committee of another relevant authority.

ca

the procedure to be followed by a standards committee as respects a report or recommendation made or referred to it,

c

in paragraph (d), for “the authority” substitute “a relevant authority”,

d

in subsection (4)—

i

in paragraph (a), omit “of the authority,”, and

ii

in paragraph (b), after “the authority” insert “of which they are a member”.

3

In section 81 (disclosure and registration of members’ interests)—

a

in subsection (4), after “standards committee” insert “, or by the standards committee of another relevant authority,”,

b

in subsection (5)—

i

the words from “circumstances” to the end become paragraph (a), and

ii

after that paragraph, insert—

b

procedure to be followed for the granting of dispensations.