Standards committee
Comprising six members including three Conservative, two Labour and one Liberal Democrat with five independent of Derbyshire County Council.Meeting portfolio details
- Clerk
- Danny Sunderland
- Frequency
- Five meetings a year
Members and party
- Garry Hickton - Conservative
- Julie Patten - Conservative
- David Wilson - Conservative
- Glennice Birkin - Labour
- Sharon Blank - Labour
- Ray Russell - Liberal Democrat
The general functions of the Standards Committee are:
- promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct by members
- assisting members of the council to observe our Code of Conduct.
More particularly they have the following specific functions:
- advising the council on the adoption or revision of the Code of Conduct
- monitoring the operation of the Code of Conduct
- advising and training or arranging to train members of the council on matters relating to the Code of Conduct
- assessing and reviewing complaints against members
- conducting hearings and making decisions on complaints
- safeguarding the council's constitution.
The committee is chaired by an independent, co-opted member and also has four other independent co-opted members.
You can see the details of each meeting on the Standards Committee meetings page (opens in a new window).
Also on our website
- Constitution
- Code of Conduct
- Complaints about councillors