Terms
of Reference
1. To
consider allegations of misconduct against councillors and co-opted
members of the Council and to impose appropriate sanctions in the
case of a breach being found.
2. To
specify whether any sanction should take effect immediately or at a
later date and whether the sanction should be time
limited.
Code of
Conduct Panels have no power to
suspend or disqualify a councillor or co-opted member, or to
withdraw basic or special responsibility allowances.
Membership
Any three councillors drawn
from the Governance & Audit Committee based on their
availability. In
addition there will be one non-voting
co-opted member on each Panel.