The Hearings Panel is a Sub-Committee of the
Governance Committee and will comprise of three members of the
Council.
The Panel’s membership will selected by
the Monitoring Officer on an ad hoc basis as and when a hearing is
required.
An Independent Person is invited to attend all
meetings of the Hearing Panel and their views are sought and taken
into consideration before the Hearing Panel takes any decision on
whether a member’s conduct constitutes a failure to comply
with the Code of Conduct and as to any action to be taken following
a finding of failure to comply with the Code of Conduct.