Maintaining the Good Conduct of Councillors

The Council has a Code of Conduct for Councillors, which is based upon a national document published by the Government.  It sets out a number of general obligations for Councillors including the following:

• To treat others with respect
• To comply with the law relating to the equal treatment of individuals
• Not to bully or intimidate people
• Not to compromise the impartiality of officers of the Council
• Not to disclose confidential information
• Not to prevent access to information to which individuals are entitled by law
• Not to bring the office of Councillor or the Council into disrepute
• Not to use a position improperly to gain an advantage/disadvantage for the Councillor or any other person
• To use the Council’s resources in accordance with its requirements and for proper purposes only
• To consider formal advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officer or Chief Finance Officer

These are a summary only and you are referred to the Code of Conduct for more information.

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