Thurs 19th June 2025 on Teams 6-7pm
Free
Delivered by the DCC Monitoring Officer/Governance Solicitor
This session is for all councillors, to be well informed about your personal responsibilities to maintain high standards of behaviour, being in a public office.
We will explore council Codes of Conduct and how this impacts you as an individual councillor, including what behaviours are expected in public life ie selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership and about dealing with financial and personal interests. We will explain about the need to declare these and understanding how these can cloud ‘public interest’ judgement, so depending on the nature of the interest when you can and can’t be involved in discussions and decision making on these matters.
The session will help clarify this important part of a councillor’s responsibilities to ensure involvement in public life is conducted at high standards.
Click here to book on Why your Council’s Code of Conduct matters for Councillors
Please note that bookings and cancellations will close 48 hours before each event. Cancellations should be emailed to cdalc@durham.gov.uk.
This online training will be delivered using Teams and the online weblink will be emailed to participants no later than 24 hours before the event.