Annual Review of Member Code of Conduct Complaints 2025/26 (part 31 of 31)

I think a lot of discussion about the annual review report. My thoughts are this. I think what we talked about a lot of it is very constructive. I think most of it is constructive in the spirit of trying to better transparency and standards for this council. I think suggestion around getting Belkin and engaging with them, training and even transparency and examples on cases. I think if the committee agrees, I think we'll ask the officers to progress and to give us the report in the next meeting as to how they might implement that. In relation to what Councillor Bateman has suggested, along with Councillor Tatt, I share his concerns. I think the systems can always be improved, but it's sort of how much further do you want to push it, how much effort and what do you get back? And obviously the downsides to it in terms of data protection, et cetera. In relation to that, again, I would say officers, perhaps if the committee agrees, officers go and have to think about what this committee has reflected, the different views, and if the monitoring officer could come back to us with their view or the legalities of it. I think the reports, this committee will appreciate that report. We can do that, sure. Does anyone have any disagreements? That's how we've progressed. All right, thank you. If that's the case, we can move on to the next agenda item, which is the works program. Which I, you know, 11th of June, very, very luckily there's nothing in that. So perhaps what we just suggested, most of it, if possible, can come back to that for this committee. All right? But I also appreciate the makeup of this committee and including its chair and vice chair could be very different by then. So, again, it's for discussion with the next chair and vice chair as to how they might want to take on board what this committee has left for them in terms of that legacy. Thank you. Now, in terms of the work program, would officers like to take us through it? Yes. So, on the work program, you'll see the...