Standards Committee
The Standards Committee oversees the Council's Code of Conduct and is responsible for considering complaints that a Member may have breached the Code.
Information is available on:
Changes to the Standards regime
As a result of the Localism Act 2011, there have been changes to the Standards regime and how complaints against members will be dealt with.
The Council Meeting on 4 July 2012 approved a report on the New Standards Framework that included:
- the new Code of Conduct for Members
- procedures for dealing with complaints about Members
- the establishment of a new Standards Committee
- guidance relating to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
- the appointment of an Independent Person.
Complaints about a Member
The Procedure for Dealing with Standards Complaints explains how we will deal with a complaint that a Member or co-opted member of the City Council has breached the Members' Code of Conduct.
Complaints should be made in writing to Lynne Bird, Monitoring Officer:
The Monitoring Officer,
Sheffield City Council,
Town Hall
Pinstone Street,
Sheffield S1 2HH
Meeting Dates
Meetings of the Committee are held at 2.00 p.m. in the Town Hall, Pinstone Street on:-
- 24 July 2013
- 27 November 2013
- 29 January 2014
- 26 March 2014
Members of the Committee
- Cllr Bryan Lodge (Chair)
- Cllr David Baker
- Cllr Penny Baker
- Cllr Roger Davison
- Cllr Alan Law
- Cllr Pat Midgley
- Cllr Clive Skelton
- Vacancy
- John Atkinson (Co-opted member)
- Edward Fleming (Co-opted member)
- Alan Casbolt (Co-opted member)
Agendas , Minutes and Reports
Use the links on the left to access the agendas and reports for the Committee.
Contact Us
If you require any further information about this Committee, please contact Dave Ross, Democratic Services (email dave.ross@sheffield.gov.uk or telephone 0114 273 5033).
Downloads
The process for dealing with complaints that a Member or co-opted member has breached the Code of Conduct (July 2012) (44.5 KB)
The Code sets out the standards which are required of all members of the authority in carrying out their duties and in their relationships with the Council and its officers (Amended September 2012). (53.5 KB)
Report on the new Code of Conduct for Members and procedures for dealing with complaints about Members, establishment of a Standards Committee and guidance relating to disclosable pecuniary interests (364 KB)