Amendments to the Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers and Standards Committees) (Wales) Regulations 2001I112

In regulation 13—

a

in paragraph (1)—

i

in sub-paragraph (b), for “Regulation 12(a)(i) or (b)” substitute “regulation 12(1)(a)(i) or (b)”;

ii

in sub-paragraph (c), for “Regulation 12(a)(ii)” substitute “regulation 12(1)(a)(ii)”;

iii

omit the words from “and send” to “gave rise to the investigation”;

b

after paragraph (1), insert—

1A

The Standards Committee must send a copy of the report to:

a

any person who is the subject of the investigation,

b

the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales,

c

the monitoring officer of the relevant authority concerned, and

d

where any person subject to the investigation is a member or co-opted 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.

1B

The Standards Committee must also take reasonable steps to send a copy of the report to any person who made any allegation which gave rise to the investigation.

c

in paragraph (2), in the words before sub-paragraph (a), after “authority” insert “concerned”.