The Standards Committee comprises 7 Members of
the Council. In addition there are 2 Independent Persons and 2
Parish Council representatives who are co-opted, non-voting members
that act in an advisory capacity.
The role of the Standards Committee is to
promote and maintain high standards of conduct and to assist
Members to observe the Code of Conduct. It will also
determine applications for dispensation, in the appropriate
circumstances; prepare, monitor and review Codes and Protocols to
support the Code of Conduct; and consider reports from the
Monitoring Officer on the number of complaints received.
The Standards Committee will also establish a
Hearings Sub-Committee as necessary (comprising of 3 voting Members
of the Committee) to hear cases, including that of Parish/Town
Councillors and co-opted Members, of an alleged breach of the
Member Code of Conduct following a report of the Investigating
Officer.
If you have a complaint that a Borough or
Parish/Town Councillor has breached their Authority’s Code of
Conduct you should write to the Monitoring Officer at the following
address outlining your complaint and the reasons that you feel the
Councillor has breached the Code of Conduct:
The Monitoring Officer
Tewkesbury Borough Council Offices
Gloucester Road
Tewkesbury
Glos
GL20 5TT
(Please note that the Parish/Town Council
Codes of Conduct vary and a copy of the relevant Code can be
obtained from the Parish Clerk or the Monitoring Officer Tel: 01684
272011. Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Code of Conduct can be
obtained from Democratic Services Tel: 01684 272021 or email
democraticservices@tewkesbury.gov.uk).