Part 5 - Appendix 2 - Protocol on the relationship between Officers and Members of Gloucestershire County Council
Appendix 2 - protocol on the relationship between Officers and Members of Gloucestershire County Council of the Code of Conduct for Employees.
- Introduction
- The role of elected Members - The role of County Councillors as Members of full Council and Council bodies
- The standing of County Councillors as individual Members of the Council
- Other roles of County Councillors
- The role of Officers - The role of Officers in the course of their employment
- Contact between Officers and Members other than in the course of Officers’ employment
- Sources of difficulty
- Political neutrality - Supporting the work of the Council
- Lobbying Members
- Giving advice and providing information
- Confidentiality
- Dealing with the Press
- Member pressure on Officers
- Blurring of Officers and Members public and private roles
- The role of Group Leaders and senior Officers
- Conclusion
- The role of Officers in the course of their day-to-day duties as paid members of staff is to give effect to the Council’s strategy and the policies and proposals of Council bodies, such as the Cabinet and thereby deliver services to the people of Gloucestershire. They do this by providing advice on the options that are available to Members, planning, managing and actually delivering services to the community in accordance with the decisions that the Council or another Council body makes.
- Since Officers have a duty to serve the whole Council and to carry out its decisions and those of particular Council bodies, they should act impartially and always do their best to give them effect irrespective of whether they agree with them.
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12/10/2020