Government Minister Response to Full Council Motion
Published
Please see below the response from Jim McMahon OBE MP, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, regarding Full Council Motion 944 - Standards of Conduct by Councillors
Motion 944 : Standards of Conduct by Councillors
Council resolves to:
- The Leader of Council to write to the Deputy Prime Minister and
Secretary of State asking her to review the then Government’s
decision taken in 2022 not to bring forward legislation to provide
local authorities with the power to suspend. - Group Leaders to take action to ensure that all members of their
groups adhere to the seven ‘Nolan’ principles of standards in
public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability,
openness, honesty, and leadership. - The Audit and Governance Committee to consider what
amendments or revision could be made, both now and in the
future, to the Council’s Code of Conduct in order to promote,
maintain and assist in the achievement of high standards of
conduct