C6C9C3C5C1C8C4C2C10C7Part III Conduct of local government members and employees

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Pt. III applied (with modifications) (5.3.2008) by The Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/634), arts. 1, 7(5)

C8

Pt. III applied (with modifications) (28.3.2008) by The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/907), arts. 1, 16(8)

C4

Pt. III functions made exercisable (E.) by joint standards committees (15.6.2009) by The Standards Committee (Further Provisions) (England) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1255), regs. 1(1), 14

C5C7Chapter III Investigations etc: Wales

References to monitoring officers

I173C7 Matters referred to monitoring officers.

1

The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations make provision in relation to the way in which any matters referred to the monitoring officer of a relevant authority under section F570(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4) are to be dealt with.

2

The provision which may be made by regulations under subsection (1) includes provision for or in connection with—

a

enabling a monitoring officer of a relevant authority to conduct an investigation in respect of any matters referred to him,

b

enabling a monitoring officer of a relevant authority to make a report, or recommendations, to the standards committee of the authorityF9, or to the standards committee of another relevant authority, in respect of any matters referred to him,

F6ba

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,

F3c

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,

d

enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority, following its consideration of any such report or recommendations, to take any action prescribed by the regulations (including action against any member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of F10a relevant authority who is the subject of any such report or recommendation),

e

the publicity to be given to any such reports, recommendations or action.

3

The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(a) includes provision for or in connection with—

a

conferring powers on a monitoring officer of a relevant authority to enable him to conduct an investigation in respect of any matters referred to him,

b

conferring rights (including the right to make representations) on any member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of a relevant authority who is the subject of any such investigation.

4

The provision which may be made by virtue of subsection (2)(d) includes provision for or in connection with—

a

enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to censure a member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member)F4...,

b

enabling a standards committee of a relevant authority to suspend or partially suspend a person from being a member or co-opted member of the authority F8of which they are a member for a limited period,

c

conferring a right of appeal on a member or co-opted member (or former member or co-opted member) of a relevant authority in respect of any action taken against him.

5

Nothing in subsection (2), (3) or (4) affects the generality of the power under subsection (1).

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7

Where F7the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales refers any matters to the monitoring officer of a relevant authority under section F1 70(4) or (5) or 71(2) or (4) he may give directions to the monitoring officer as to the way in which those matters are to be dealt with.