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.