Standards Committee

The Standards Committee exists to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by District, Town and Parish Council Members (Councillors). It oversees the operation of the code of conduct and protocols, and assists compliance through the provision of training. It also deals with complaints about the conduct of Councillors.

Members of the committee

• Programme of Meetings
• View agendas and minutes
• View Annual Report

Complaints

If you want to complain about the conduct of a District Town or Parish Councillor, please complete the Members Complaint Form (Please read the Member Conduct Information before filling out the form). You may also find it helpful to view the criteria to be taken into account when considering if a complaint should be investigated.

You must then submit this complaint form to:

Mr Ian Marshall (Monitoring Officer)

Wychavon District Council

Civic Centre

Queen Elizabeth Drive

Pershore

Worcs

WR10 1PT

The Monitoring Officer will then refer the matter on, as appropriate, to a Sub Committee of the Standards Committee who will decide whether or not the matter requires investigation. Please note that the Sub Committee can only consider complaints about the behaviour of a Councillor.  It will not deal with complaints about Departments or things that are not covered by the Code of Conduct. If you make a complaint to the Monitoring Officer, it must be about why you think a Councillor has not followed the Code of Conduct.

If you are unsure about any aspect of the process, please contact the Monitoring Officer before submitting any complaint(s).