Issue - meetings

Report of the Interim Monitoring Officer attached.

The Committee received a report from the Interim Monitoring Officer on the updated Whistleblowing Policy attached at Appendix A to the report.

In respect of Para 4.1 (How does an employee raise a concern) it was suggested that the policy be amended to include, through their trade union as it was felt the trade union would be able to give advice/support to an employee about a concern.

Regarding monitoring and reviewing the policy it was suggested that the Monitoring Officer include reference to the policy in the Annual Report to the Standards Committee.

RESOLVED (Unanimously) that:

1.    the updated Whistleblowing Policy with an amended Para 4.1 (as indicated above) be approved; and

2.    the Monitoring Officer monitor and review the Whistleblowing Policy and in future reference to the policy be included in the Annual Report to the Standards Committee.