Standards Board for England

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The Standards Board for England is responsible for promoting high ethical standards in local democracy. It oversees the Code of Conduct, which covers members and co-opted members who serve on a range of authorities. The Standards Board maintains an overview of investigations in to allegations that members' conduct may have fallen short of the required standards, as well as ensuring a robust and proportionate framework is in place in which the public can have confidence.

The Standards Board was established following the Local Government Act 2000.

1 Controversy
2 Issues
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Controversy

The issue of predetermination is often confused with the Code of Conduct. The judge-made, common law rules on bias and predetermination have to be taken into account by councillors, but these rules are not part of the Code of Conduct or the responsibility of the Standards Board for England.

[edit] Issues

The Code of Conduct is sometimes over causiously interpreted by members and monitoring officers, but a revised Code, expected to be published in May 2007, should address these issues by clarifying and liberalising the Code, especially on issues around declaring interests.