C1C2Part III Conduct of local government members and employees

Annotations:

Chapter I Conduct of members

Standards committees

54AF1Sub-committees of standards committees

1

A standards committee of a relevant authority may appoint one or more sub-committees for the purpose of discharging any of the committee’s functions, whether or not to the exclusion of the committee.

2

Subsection (1) does not apply to functions under section 55 or 56.

3

A sub-committee under subsection (1) shall be appointed from among the members of the standards committee by which it is appointed.

4

As regards sub-committees appointed under subsection (1) by a standards committee of a relevant authority in England or of a police authority in Wales—

a

regulations under section 53(6)(a) and (c) to (g) may make provision in relation to such sub-committees, and

b

sections 53(7), (8) and (10) and 54(4) and (6) apply in relation to such sub-committees as they apply in relation to standards committees.

5

As regards sub-committees appointed under subsection (1) by a standards committee of a relevant authority in Wales other than a police authority—

a

regulations under section 53(11) may make provision in relation to such sub-committees, and

b

section 54(5) and (7) apply in relation to such sub-committees as they apply in relation to standards committees.

6

Subject to any provision made by regulations under section 53(6)(a) or (11)(a) (as applied by this section)—

a

the number of members of a sub-committee under subsection (1), and

b

the term of office of those members,

are to be fixed by the standards committee by which the sub-committee is appointed.