To receive the annual report from the London Borough of Enfield’s Councillor Conduct Committee for 2018/19.  The report sets out the key issues dealt with by the committee during the past year. 

This report is due to be considered at the next meeting of the Councillor Conduct Committee on 3 July 2019 which is after the agenda has been published.  Any changes agreed will be reported to Council at the meeting. 

RECEIVED the Annual Report of the Councillor Conduct Committee setting out the work carried out over the past year (2018/9).

NOTED

1.            The report was considered and agreed at the meeting of the Councillor Conduct Committee held on 3 July 2019 with the following additional information:  “The monitoring officer had dealt with 22 complaints in total during the year and there were 6 outstanding complaints, subject to further investigation”. 

AGREED to note the Annual Report 2018/19 of the Councillor Conduct Committee.

To receive the annual report from the London Borough of Enfield’s Councillor Conduct Committee for 2016/17.  The report sets out the key issues dealt with by the committee during the past year.

Members are asked to note that the report was agreed by the Councillor Conduct Committee for referral on to Council at a meeting held on 6 July 2017.

Councillor Stewart moved and Councillor Vince seconded the Annual Report of the Councillor Conduct Committee setting out the work carried out by the Committee over the past year (2016/7).

NOTED

1.               Councillor Stewart, the Chair of the Councillor Conduct Committee’s thanks to Penelope Williams for putting together the report and to Jayne Middleton-Albooye and Asmat Hussain (Monitoring Officers) for their work on the committee over the past year, to the other committee members and the two independent persons for their support. 

2.               The Committee had been kept busy last year dealing with complaints.  Next year they intended to be more proactive in providing training to members to help avoid future complaints. 

3.               The Vice Chair Councillor Vince reiterated the comments of the Chair and hoped that this year members would be better behaved.

AGREED to note the Annual Report 2016/17 of the Councillor Conduct Committee.