Rother District Council

Membership:
Independent Members Mr M. Haskell (Chairman), Mrs T. Wakeford (Vice-Chairman) and Mr R.A. Wheeler.
Parish and Town Council Representatives Councillors J. Overall (Catsfield Parish Council), A. Stainsby (Crowhurst Parish Council) and Mrs W.M. Miers (Brightling Parish Council and Dallington Parish Council).
District Councillors R.K. Bird, P.R. Douart, S.H. Earl, K.M. Field, M.R. Watson and J.S. Wood.

 Meeting Dates for the current civic year:
2012 - 12 June, 4 September and 4 December 
2013 - 19 March

Functions and Delegations

• Promoting and maintaining the highest standard of conduct by Councillors and co-opted members
• Assisting Councillors and co-opted Members to observe the Members' Code of Conduct
• Local assessment of Allegations of Misconduct by a Member (see related page on Members' Code of Conduct)
• Advising the Council on the adoption or revision of the Members' Code of Conduct
• Monitoring the operation of the Members' Code of Conduct
• Advising, training or arranging to train Councillors and co-opted members on matters relating to the Members' Code of Conduct
• Granting dispensations to Councillors and any co-opted members from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members' Code of Conduct
• Dealing with any reports from a case tribunal or interim case tribunal, and any report from the monitoring officer on any matter which is referred by an ethical standards officer to the monitoring officer
• The exercise of the above points in relation to the town and parish councils wholly or mainly in its area and the members of those councils
• Overview of the whistle blowing policy
• Overview of complaints handling and Ombudsman investigations
• Granting exemptions for politically restricted posts

Dispensation Sub-Committee
The Standards Committee has established a Sub-Committee of 3 Members that can be convened at relatively short notice in response to any requests for dispensations under the new Dispensation Regulations. The Terms of Reference for the Sub-Committee can be found under the related media column to the right of this text.  There is no fixed membership so that the Sub-Committee can meet at the earliest possible date following the receipt of any request. The make up of the Sub-Committee shall be 1 Independent Member of the Standards Committee, who shall chair the Sub-Committee, 1 elected Member of the District Council and 1 Parish or Town Council representative.

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