The Standards Committee (England) Regulations 2008

Conduct of appeals

22.—(1) Where permission to appeal has been given, the president or deputy president (as the case may be) shall refer the matter to an appeals tribunal which shall conduct the appeal in accordance with these Regulations.

(2) Where the member does not consent to the appeal being conducted by written representations, an appeals tribunal shall conduct an appeal hearing.

(3) The appeals tribunal shall give the member at least 21 days notice in writing of the date of the hearing.

(4) Where the member consents to an appeal being conducted by way of written representations, the appeals tribunal may either—

(a) conduct an appeal hearing; or

(b) conduct the appeal by way of written representations,

as it thinks fit.

(5) The member may appear at an appeal hearing in person or may be represented by counsel, a solicitor or, subject to the consent of the appeals tribunal, any other representative.

(6) The standards committee may be represented at an appeals hearing by any member of that committee, the monitoring officer of the authority concerned, by counsel, a solicitor or, subject to the consent of the appeals tribunal, any other representative.