Agenda item

That the protocol for Members of the Standards Committee, in respect of the observation of Neath Port Talbot Council meetings, and Town and Community Council meetings contained in the circulated report, and the draft feedback form for usage contained at Appendix 1 to the circulated report, be approved.

Members welcomed the report, and felt the feedback form could be adapted over time, as necessary, including adding a scale of response (from 1 to 10, for example), which might be easier than trying to analyse the written responses.

A question around political impartiality would also be included.

Discussion took place around attendance at the Town/Community Council meeting, and how to facilitate Standards Committee Members attendance, without all turning up at once.

RESOLVED:                       That the protocol for Members of the Standards Committee, in respect of the observation of Neath Port Talbot Council meetings, and Town and Community Council meetings contained in the circulated report, and the draft feedback form for usage contained at Appendix 1 to the circulated report, be approved.