Resolved –

That it be recommended to the Governance and Audit Committee that:-

(i)            Article 11 of the Constitution be amended to include a new paragraph 11.4.8 to read “considering and deciding upon requests for dispensations from elected Members and Voting Co-opted Members.

(ii)          Consequential renumbering of Article 11 be undertaken.

(iii)         Part Two of the Members’ Code of Conduct include a new paragraph 24 entitled “Grant of Dispensations” setting out the provisions in paragraph 2.2 of this report and setting out the necessary process for requesting a dispensation.

(iv)         Article 14 of the Constitution be amended to include consideration of dispensations within the functions of the Monitoring Officer in circumstances where it is not possible for the Standards Committee to consider a request. 

(Parveen Akhtar – 01274 432496)