Issue - meetings

To update the Committee on whether there is sufficient support to establish a National Forum for Independent Members

The Monitoring Officer provided a verbal update to the Committee on whether there was sufficient support to establish a National Forum for Independent Members.  He provided background information and advised that the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) had agreed to provide secretariat support for a National Forum for Independent Members.  He outlined the proposed membership of the Forum and number of meetings to be held each year.    The Monitoring Officer said he would put forward proposals to the next meeting of Monitoring Officers and would report back on the outcome of that meeting to the meeting of the Standards Committee to be held on 7 November 2022.