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:
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Mrs R O B Ham
Grapevine Cottage
Binnegar
Wareham
BH20 6AH
Tel. 01929 555295
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Mr R J Hilton
(Vice-Chairman)
Holmedene Annexe
Manor Road
Studland
Swanage
BH19 3AU
Tel: 01929 450699
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Mr A J Smetham
(Chairman)
The Water Barn
Water Meadow Lane
Wool
Wareham
BH20 6HL
Tel: 01929 463727
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3 Parish Representatives:
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Councillor Mrs B Kenward
Stoborough Croft
Grange Road
Stoborough
Wareham
BH20 5AJ
Tel. 01929 553759
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Councillor P Middlehurst
Lilac Cottage
Chaldon Herring
Dorchester
DT2 8DN
Tel: 01305 852832
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Councillor Mrs M Snook
The Chalet
Chalk Pit Lane
Wool
Wareham
BH20 6DW
Tel. 01929 462004
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