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APPENDIX 4

Monitoring Officer Functions (Article 12.03 of Constitution)

1.         Proper Officer for the purposes of receiving applications for dispensations pursuant to section 33(1) of the Localism Act 2011.

2.         To grant dispensations to Members pursuant to section 33(2) of the Localism Act 2011 to speak only or to speak and vote where:

(i)            so many members of the decision-making body have disclosable pecuniary interests in a matter that it would impede the transaction of the business; or

(ii)           without a dispensation, no member of the executive would be able to participate on a particular item of business.

3.            Appointed to receive complaints relating to alleged breaches of the adopted Code of Conduct and to process complaints in accordance with the adopted Arrangements for dealing with Code of Conduct Complaints.