Standards Committee Duties
All the following duties are reported to the Authority as appropriate.
- Promoting and maintaining high ethical standards and standards of conduct by Members (Localism Act 2011) (LA2011)
- Advising the Authority on the adoption and revision of the Members' Code of Conduct
- Assisting the Members to follow the Members' Code of Conduct and monitoring its operation and effectiveness
- Advising, training or arranging to train Members on matters relating to the Members' Code of Conduct
- Granting dispensations to Members from requirements relating to interests set out in the Members' Code of Conduct
- Assessment of all allegations of misconduct and taking any action required on requests to review assessment decisions
- Taking any action required on the receipt, assessment, investigation, determination and handling of any complaint against a Member; including holding a local hearing following an investigation of misconduct and imposing sanctions
- Dealing with any reports on any matter from the Monitoring Officer
- Considering and determining, in accordance with Section 3 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, any application by an officer for exemption from political restriction, and taking any other connected action
- Responsibility for the recruitment processes for independent persons and making recommendations for appointment to the Authority
- Overviewing the constitution
- Overviewing whistle blowing
- Assessing reports from the Ombudsman and developing protocols
Standards Committee Annual Work Programme
The Standards Committee work programme which contains a breakdown of the duties of the committee by meeting which can be viewed by clicking on the link below.
Standards Committee Annual Work Programme 2021-22 (pdf 118.17 KB)
Standards Committee Members
Members of Standards Committee consist of the Strategic Leadership Team and members of the Fire & Rescue Authority. Other Fire & Rescue Service Officers attend as necessary.
The Independent Person is Peter Wilkinson

Steve Bull - CHAIR
Derbyshire County Council
Ashbourne Division

Ged Potter - VICE CHAIR
Derby City Council
Allestree Ward

Jean Innes
Derby County Council
St Mary's Division

Ruth Skelton
Derby City Council
Blagreaves Ward
Standards Committee Meeting Dates
Timetable of future meetings
- 22 September 2022
- 1 December 2022
- 23 March 2023