Standards Committee Code of Conduct Review Report 2025

Committee report · Standards Committee · Wed 8 Oct 2025 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 4 · the whole meeting

What it recommends

In the report's own words. A recommendation is a proposal: the meeting can agree, change or reject it.

“To consider if any amendments to the Code of Conduct are required at this time, and to make a recommendation to Full Council on any amendments to the Code, as necessary.”
“To endorse the Working Arrangements Group recommendation that non-voting coopted members be required to sign a written undertaking to abide by the obligations set out in the Councillor Code of Conduct.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Recommended to Full Council. “RESOLVED (unanimously): Standards Committee recommends to Full Council: The Council adopts parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9 of the LGA Model Code of Conduct The Council adopts the explanatory guidance from parts 6, 7 and 10 of the LGA Model Code Reasons: 1. The existing Code of Conduct has not been reviewed for some time and the Council has not yet considered the LGA Model Code of Conduct. 2. To ensure the Council maintains the highest standards of conduct” minutes ↗

Places and organisations it names

Hastings Borough Council

Other papers for this meeting

Standards Committee agenda · Committee agenda
Hastings Borough Council Code of Conduct · Committee report
Local Government Association Model Councillor Code of Conduct 2020 WEB · Committee report
Minutes Public Pack, 26/06/2025 Standards Committee · Committee report
Standards Committee minutes · Committee minutes

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