All Councillors are required to adhere to a Code of Conduct (Part 3A of the Council's Constitution) and, in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2000, the District Council has a Standards Committee to oversee the conduct of District and Parish Councillors. The functions of the Committee are to:-
- Provide the Council with advice on adopting a Local Code of Conduct.
- Help Members to follow the Code.
- Provide or make provision for Member training on the Code.
- Monitor the effectiveness of the Code.
- Promote and maintain high standards of conduct for Members.
- Granting dispensations to Councillors and co-opted members from requirements relating to interests set out in the Code of Conduct.
- Deal with local determinations (cases where an alleged breach of the Code of Conduct is referred to the Monitoring Officer by the Standards Board for England / Ethical Standards Officer)
The Standards Committee comprises of both elected District and Parish Councillors, together with Independent Members. The Independent Members are all residents of the District having no other connection with the Council.
If you submit a complaint about the conduct of a Member of Daventry District Council or a Member of either the Town Council or one of the Parish Councils within the district, it will be considered by an Assessment Sub-Committee, comprised of members of the District Council's Standards Committee.
If you wish to make a complaint, please click on the following link to view the Complaint Form and once completed please submit it electronically to the Monitoring Officer - MonitoringOfficer@daventrydc.gov.uk or send it by post to the following address:
Chairman of the Assessment Sub-committee
The Standards Committee
c/o Monitoring Officer
Daventry District Council
Lodge Road
Daventry
Northants.
NN11 4FP
The Assessment Sub-committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a Member. It will not deal with complaints about things that are not covered by the Members’ Code of Conduct. If you make a complaint to the Assessment Sub-committee it must be about why you think a member has not followed the Code of Conduct.
The agenda and minutes from meetings of the Standards Committee can be accessed by clicking the following link to the Committee library . Papers can be viewed by selecting the appropriate year shelf and then by selecting the Standards Committee Folder. The Record of Allegations report, which outlines the progress of cases referred for local determination, can be viewed within this library.
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