Standards Committee

Appointment of Independent Members

If you want to play a key role in securing high standards of conduct in Local Government you are invited to apply for a position as an Independent Member of Carlisle City Council's Standards Committee.

The appointment period in respect of one of the Independent Member places is shortly due to expire and applications are invited from any persons who may wish to serve as a co-opted Independent Member of the Committee.

A small fixed annual allowance is payable together with reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses.

For further details including an information pack and eligibility criteria, please either click on the links below or contact:

M D Lambert

Assistant Director (Governance)

Carlisle City Council

Civic Centre

Carlisle CA3 8QG

Tel: 01228 817019

Email: Standardscttee@carlisle.gov.uk

Summary of the Role and Function

Changes to the complaints procedure

From 8 May 2008, the responsibility for considering complaints that a Councillor may have breached the Members Code of Conduct has moved to the Standards Committees of local councils.

What this means to you

If you want to complain that a Councillor or co-opted member of Carlisle City Council or a Councillor on any Town or Parish Council within the District of Carlisle has failed to comply with the Code of Conduct applicable to members of those Authorities, then you should make your complaint in writing to:

The Chairman of the Standards Committee/Standards Sub-Committee (initial assessment),

c/o M D Lambert, Monitoring Officer

Carlisle City Council

Civic Centre

Carlisle

Cumbria CA3 8QG

stating the nature of the complaint and providing relevant evidence to substantiate your allegation.

A complaint form is available from the Monitoring Officer or below in the related link. If you first want to discuss your complaint with the Monitoring Officer, please contact Mark Lambert at the address below.

Please note that the Standards Committee or one of its Sub-Committees can only deal with complaints about the alleged behaviour and conduct of a member. It will not deal with complaints about any of the Council’s departments or matters not covered by the Council’s Code of Conduct.

M D Lambert

Assistant Director (Governance)

Carlisle City Council

Civic Centre

CARLISLE

CA3 8QG

Tel: (01228) 817019

Email: Standardscttee@carlisle.gov.uk