69Referral of cases relating to conduct
(1)The Local Government Act 2000 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 73 (matters referred to monitoring officers)—
(a)in subsection (2)—
(i)in paragraph (b), after “authority” where it second occurs insert “, or to the standards committee of another relevant authority,”,
(ii)after paragraph (b), insert—
“(ba)enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to refer a report or recommendations made by its monitoring officer to the standards committee of another relevant authority,”,
(b)for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to consider any report or recommendations made or, as the case may be, referred to it by—
(i)a monitoring officer of a relevant authority, or
(ii)the standards committee of another relevant authority.
(ca)the procedure to be followed by a standards committee as respects a report or recommendation made or referred to it,”,
(c)in paragraph (d), for “the authority” substitute “a relevant authority”,
(d)in subsection (4)—
(i)in paragraph (a), omit “of the authority,”, and
(ii)in paragraph (b), after “the authority” insert “of which they are a member”.
(3)In section 81 (disclosure and registration of members’ interests)—
(a)in subsection (4), after “standards committee” insert “, or by the standards committee of another relevant authority,”,
(b)in subsection (5)—
(i)the words from “circumstances” to the end become paragraph (a), and
(ii)after that paragraph, insert—
“(b)procedure to be followed for the granting of dispensations.”.