The Standards Committee of Purbeck District Council

The Council has established a Standards Committee to promote the highest ethical standards in Purbeck and which provides training for members on expected standards of behaviour and thereafter ensures that those standards are maintained. The Committee is made up of not only District Councillors (four), but also three non-elected independent members and three Parish Councillors.  The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee are non-elected independent members drawn from the local community.
 
The Standards Committee has a duty (previously a duty of Standards for England) to investigate any allegations that a Councillor has breached the Code of Conduct and also to take appropriate remedial action if any such allegations are proven.
 
Apart from its work on the Code of Conduct, the Committee has also revised the Protocol on member/officer relations and the Code of Practice for members and officers on planning procedures. These are incorporated into the Council’s Constitution. The Committee is advised by the District Council’s Monitoring Officer, Mrs Lara Altree. 
 
The Committee consists of:-
 
4 District Councillors:
 
 
3 Independent Members:

Mrs R O B Ham

Grapevine Cottage

Binnegar

Wareham

BH20 6AH

 

Tel. 01929 555295

 

Mr R J Hilton (Vice-Chairman)

Holmedene Annexe

Manor Road

Studland

Swanage

BH19 3AU

 

Tel: 01929 450699

 

Mr A J Smetham (Chairman)

The Water Barn

Water Meadow Lane

Wool

Wareham

BH20 6HL

 

Tel: 01929 463727

 
3 Parish Representatives:
 

Councillor Mrs B Kenward

Stoborough Croft

Grange Road

Stoborough

Wareham

BH20 5AJ

 

Tel. 01929 553759

 

Councillor P Middlehurst

Lilac Cottage

Chaldon Herring

Dorchester

DT2 8DN

 

Tel: 01305 852832

 

Councillor Mrs M Snook

The Chalet

Chalk Pit Lane

Wool

Wareham

BH20 6DW

 

Tel. 01929 462004

 

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For further information, please contact the Monitoring Officer on 01305 838616 or email laraaltree@weymouth.gov.uk
 
 

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