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Breaches of code of conduct

In this section

  1. 1
    Code of conduct
  2. 2
    Introduction
  3. 3
    Standards
  4. 4
    Personal appearance
  5. 5
    Use of the council's facilities and equipment
  6. 6
    Culture of the organisation
  7. 7
    Your interests
  8. 8
    Rules governing purchasing by employees
  9. 9
    Separation of roles during tendering
  10. 10
    Reporting a concern
  11. 11
    Investigation
  12. 12
    Gifts, prizes hospitality and sponsorship
  13. 13
    Register of gifts and hospitality
  1. 14
    Disclosure and use of information
  2. 15
    Political neutrality
  3. 16
    Relationships
  4. 17
    Appointments and other employment matters
  5. 18
    Undertaking additional work outside the council
  6. 19
    Arrest or conviction on civil or criminal charges
  7. 20
    Membership of clubs, socities and other organisations which are not open to the public and / or have secrecy about rules, membership etc.
  8. 21
    Conflict of interest
  9. 22
    Equality issues
  10. 23
    Health and safety issues
  11. 24
    Breaches of code of conduct
  12. 25
    Confidential reporting procedure for employees (whistle-blowing)
  1. Any suspected breach of this Code must be: -

(a)      immediately reported to the appropriate Director or, in the case of Directors, the appropriate Executive Director or, in the case of Executive Directors, to the Chief Executive,

OR

(b)      be reported through the confidential reporting procedure (“whistle-blowing”) for employees, detailed at Appendix 1.

Where a suspected breach has been reported, a formal investigation into that suspected breach will be undertaken.

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