| 22 | The Head of Legal and Property Services (and Monitoring Officer) reported on the attendance of Borough Councillors at training (three separate sessions in partnership with Mole Valley and Tandridge) held during the Summer 2007 on the Council's new Code of Conduct.
It was a matter of concern that around 20 Councillors had not attended training on the Code, even more so as some of these were Members of Regulatory Committee(s). It was not feasible for the Monitoring Officer to provide one-two-one training and, in the circumstances, one further (and final) session on the new Code would be held in the New Year.
A letter would be sent to all Members on behalf of the Committee strongly recommending attendance, particularly by those Members that, to date, had received no training on the Code. At the same time, Group Leaders would be provided with the names of the Members who, according to records, had not attended the Summer sessions.
During discussion of this matter, the Committee noted that a centralised diary of events/meetings involving Members had now been created. The Committee also noted arrangements on New Member Induction, the Code of Conduct and Regulatory Services.
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