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Ethics and Standards Committee
Update on the Public Services Ombudsman matters
AGREED to note the content as presented
Ethics and Standards Committee
Report by Public Services Ombudsman for Wales - report into alleged breach of Llansantffraed Community Council statutory Code of Conduct for members
AGREED: (i) that the procedures to be adopted by the Ethics and Standards Committee in carrying out its functions and making its determination be those incorporated in Part 5 Doc. S of Ceredigion County Council’s Constitution, attached to the Report (Appendix 1). (ii) to consider the report of the Ombudsman’s report dated 12 January 2024 (Appendix 3), in respect of Councillor, and (iii) to make its initial determination in accordance with Regulation 7 of the Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers & Standards Committees (Wales) Regulations 2001. Reason for decisio…
Ethics and Standards Committee
CONSIDERATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND FINAL DETERMINATION OF A REPORT PREPARED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN FOR WALES UNDER SECTION 71(2)(C) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2000 - into alleged breach of Ceredigion County Council/Llansantffraed Community Council Code of Conduct for Members by Cllr Andrew Phillips
AGREED: a) to adopt the Ceredigion County Council’s procedure as set out in Part 5 Document S of the Constitution (the “Hearings Procedure”) b) following application of the public interest test, i) that the hearing (save for decisions) should take place in public unless there was good reason to exclude the public (para 33 Hearings Procedure) and/or valid reasons for not doing so to promote public confidence in public life (para 1.24 PSOW Guidance). c) to defer the decision as to whether to hear evidence from the Member’ witnesses) until the Finding of Fact stage. The Committee did not wish…
Ethics and Standards Committee
The Public Services Ombudsman update
AGREED to note the content together with the note from Public Services Ombudsman for Wales dated 9th December 2024 that deals with the approach to sharing PSOW decisions not to investigate Code of Conduct complaints received based on the provisions of S69(2) of the Local Government Act 2000. This information would also be circulated by the Monitoring Officer to the Group Leaders.
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