Agenda item

·  Disclosure and Barring Service – Checks on Members

It was moved by Councillor Sabah,

Seconded by Councillor Wright,

“That the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, in the terms set out at paragraph 5.10 of this Report, be amended to include provision to make “basic” checks on all Councillors and “enhanced” checks on Councillors who hold portfolios relating to vulnerable adults and children, with the Disclosure & Barring Service (“DBS”), and for any fees payable to the DBS for making checks to be met from the respective Councillors’ allowances; effective from the municipal year 2021.”

The recommendation was put to the vote and agreed unanimously.

Resolved - That the Councillors’ Code of Conduct, in the terms set out at paragraph 5.10 of this Report, be amended to include provision to make “basic” checks on all Councillors and “enhanced” checks on Councillors who hold portfolios relating to vulnerable adults and children, with the Disclosure & Barring Service (“DBS”), and for any fees payable to the DBS for making checks to be met from the respective Councillors’ allowances; effective from the municipal year 2021.