12.—[F1(1)] An appeals tribunal must:
(a)uphold the determination of the relevant authority’s Standards Committee that any person who was subject to the investigation breached the code of conduct and either:
(i)endorse any penalty imposed, or
(ii)refer the matter back to the Standards Committee with a recommendation that a different penalty be imposed;
or,
(b)overturn the determination of the relevant authority’s Standards Committee that any person has breached the code of conduct F2...
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[F3(2) After making a decision in accordance with paragraph (1), the appeals tribunal must give notice of that decision and reasons for the decision to:
(a)any person who is the subject of the investigation,
(b)the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,
(c)the Standards Committee of the relevant authority, and
(d)where any person subject to the investigation is a member of a corporate joint committee, and is also a member or co-opted member of—
(i)a constituent council of the corporate joint committee;
(ii)a National Park authority which is required by regulations under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 to appoint a member of the corporate joint committee,
the monitoring officer of that constituent council or National Park authority.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 12 renumbered as reg. 12(1) (5.8.2022) by The Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers and Standards Committees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/802), regs. 1, 11(a)
F2Words in reg. 12(1) omitted (5.8.2022) by virtue of The Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers and Standards Committees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/802), regs. 1, 11(b)
F3Reg. 12(2) inserted (5.8.2022) by The Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers and Standards Committees) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/802), regs. 1, 11(c)
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