GUIDANCE TO ASSIST ASSESSMENT OF CASES
¨ Local Assessment Case Handling Chart; and
¨ Early guidance received from the Standards Board for England on the conduct of an assessment.
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Minutes:
The Guidance produced by the Standards Board for England and collated by the Monitoring Officer to assist the Sub-Committee in their assessment of the cases submitted was received and noted.
GUIDANCE TO ASSIST ASSESSMENT OF CASE
¨ Local assessment case handling chart.
¨ Early guidance received from the Standards Board on the conduct of the assessment.
¨ Extract from ‘The Case Review 2007’.
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Minutes:
The Guidance produced by the Standards Board for England and collated by the Monitoring Officer to assist the Sub-Committee in their assessment of the case was received and noted.
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The Interim Monitoring Officer to conduct a local assessment exercise referring to the enclosed local assessment complaint handling chart and example cases. Members may wish to familiarise themselves with the case material and consider, in advance, whether the case should be referred for further action and, if not referred, the reasons for the decision.
Contact: C Meadowcroft 388021
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Minutes:
By referral to the Local Assessment Complaint Handling Chart produced by the Standards Board for England, the Monitoring Officer guided Members through a training exercise during which two example cases were reviewed and conclusions reached, in discussion, as to whether the cases should be referred for further action or if not referred, the reasons for the decision. Copies of the material use in the exercise is appended in the Minute Book.
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To consider a report by the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer in preparation for undertaking local assessment of Code of Conduct cases.
Contact: C Deller 388007
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Minutes:
Further to Minute No. 36, the Committee received and noted a report by the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) which drew attention to some early guidance published by the Standards Board for England to help prepare local government for the local assessment of Code of Conduct cases.
Having discussed the complaint handling flow chart and the details of the case submitted, Members recognised that it would be beneficial if arrangements could be made by the Monitoring Officer for the Committee to engage in a training exercise at the conclusion of the next meeting.
The Committee also were of the view that careful consideration needed to be given to the content of letters of response to complainants particularly in circumstances where it would not fall to the Standards Committee to deal with the complaint.