Issue - meetings

Councillor Liz Bennett moved the item as Chairman of the Standards Committee, thanking the Committee and Independent Members for their deliberation and unanimous support for the proposal.  This was seconded by Councillor Bradbury.

Discussion was held on the need to differentiate between social media accounts if Members comment as a Councillor or as a private individual. Members also acknowledged the lack of meaningful sanctions in place if the Code of Conduct is broken, noting that primary legislation is required to put more sanctions in place.

The Chairman took Members to the recommendations as contained in the report which were agreed.

RESOLVED

That Council:

Adopts the LGA Code of Conduct at Appendix 1 to take effect from 1st March 2022 and the Town and Parish Councils in the Mid Sussex District area are advised to also adopt the LGA Model Code of Conduct at Appendix.