Standards Committee
What does this committee do?
All elected Councillors (and any co-opted Members) are subject to the Code of Conduct for Councillors. The Standards Committee ensures that Councillors adhere to the Code and investigates any complaints brought against any Councillor. This includes Town and Parish Councillors as well as District Councillors.
For details on the procedure which will be followed if a case is referred for local investigation of allegations of misconduct by Councillors,
please click here (158KB - PDF Help). The procedure may be varied by the Monitoring Officer or Head of Legal, Licensing and Democratic Services but the Councillor against whom the allegation has been made will be notified in writing of the proposed variation to the procedure and the reasons for that variation. This procedure will apply to allegations of breach of the authority’s Code of Conduct by elected and co-opted members of the authority and by the directly elected mayor of the authority.
Full details of the responsibilities of the Standards Committee are set out on pages 68 and 69 of East Devon District Council's Constitution
Minutes of the Standards Committee
Minutes of the Standards Assessment and Hearings Sub Committee
Chairman's Speech to Council 9 December 2009 (58KB - PDF Help)
Complaints received by the Standards Committee 2009/10
| Month | Coucillor | Outcome |
| January 2008 | District Councillor | No breach |
| District Councillor | No breach; review requested & breach found | |
| Town Councillor | Breach | |
| October 2008 | Parish Councillor | No breach |
| June 2009 | Town Councillor | No breach |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| Town Councillor | No breach | |
| August 2009 | Parish Councillor | To be investigated |
| September 2009 | Town Councillor | To be investigated |
| District Councillor | To be investigated | |
| Town Councillor | To be investigated | |
| Parish Councillor | No breach; case reviewed, no breach found | |
| November 2009 | District Councillor | No breach |
| District Councillor | No breach | |
| Parish Councillor | To be investigated |
Membership 2009/10
The Committee comprises four members, including the Chairman of the Council. In addition, there are three independent members and three parish council representatives.
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Mr E Butt (Independent) Chairman |
Cllr G Chamberlain |
Cllr G Liverton |
Cllr Mrs A Liverton |
Cllr P Bowden |
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VACANCY |
Mr R Davison (Independent) |
Ms A Willan (Independent) |
Mr S Pollentine (Parish Rep.) |
Mr C Richards (Parish Rep.) |
Parish Rep. |









