Committee on Standards in Public Life: Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduc…
R10-20
Published January 2005
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Prior to the introduction of the locally-based system, all complaints assessed by the Standards Board as not requiring any investigation should also be sent to the local monitoring officer and Standards Committee so that they:
(i) are fully aware of complaints made within their jurisdiction;
(ii) can become familiar with the criteria used to decide whether an investigation is justified or not; and
(iii) judge whether the complaints indicate that some informal mediation between members or parties might be required or general awareness raising or training.
(i) are fully aware of complaints made within their jurisdiction;
(ii) can become familiar with the criteria used to decide whether an investigation is justified or not; and
(iii) judge whether the complaints indicate that some informal mediation between members or parties might be required or general awareness raising or training.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Getting the balance right: Implementing standards of conduct in public life, January 2005
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
We accept that, in advance of the introduction of legislation to provide for more locally-based decision taking, it would be sensible for the Board to liaise closely with standards committees, including sharing experience of case handling, so that committees can develop their knowledge and skills in this area. It has always been the Board’s practice to notify monitoring officers of complaints not requiring investigation, together with the reasons why that decision was made.
The Board will work to ensure that all monitoring officers share that information with their standards committees so they can consider any lessons which might be learnt.
The Board will work to ensure that all monitoring officers share that information with their standards committees so they can consider any lessons which might be learnt.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗