Members code of conduct
Changes to the complaints
procedure
Members are required by the code of conduct to register certain
interests, gifts and hospitality so they are seen to be open. The
register may be inspected at the Borough Offices during normal
office hours by arrangement with the Head of Support Services.
Officers are also required to register interests in any contracts
and gifts and hospitality. The register can be inspected by
arrangement with the Head of Personnel Services.
From 8 May 2008 the responsibility for considering complaints
that a member
may have breached the Code of Conduct
is moving to the standards
committees of local authorities.
What this means to
you
After 8 May 2008 if you want to complain about the conduct of a
member of
Broxbourne Borough Council you must
submit your complaint to:
The Monitoring Officer
Broxbourne Borough Council
Borough Offices
Churchgate
Cheshunt EN8 9XJ
Or e-mail it to legal@broxbourne.gov.uk.
The Standards Committee can only deal
with complaints that a member has
breached the Council’s code of conduct
for members. You can view the
Council’s code of conduct for members.
It will not deal with
complaints about things that are not
covered by the members’ Code of
Conduct. If you make a complaint to
the Standards Committee it must be
about why you think a member has not
followed the Code of Conduct.
You can use this standard form for complaints or
you may write your
own. The Standards Committee has
approved criteria against which it will determine whether
complaints should be investigated. View these criteria.
If you want to find out more about the
standards required of local authority
members please visit the
Standards Board’s website
for further information.