Regulation 25 Outcome of appeals

(1)

An appeals tribunal must uphold or reject the finding or, where permission to appeal was granted as to only part of the finding, that part of the finding, to which the appeal relates, or may allow the appeal as regards a specified part of the finding.

(2)

Where an appeals tribunal rejects the finding, the decision of the standards committee (including any sanction imposed) shall cease to have effect from the date of the rejection.

(3)

Where an appeals tribunal upholds the finding of a standards committee made under regulation 19(1)(b), it may confirm the decision of that committee to impose no sanction or it may impose any sanction which was available to the standards committee.

(4)

Where an appeals tribunal upholds the finding, or part of a finding, of a standards committee made under regulation 19(1)(c), it may confirm any sanction imposed by that committee, or vary it by substituting any other sanction which was available to the standards committee.

(5)

Subject to paragraph (6), any sanction imposed under this regulation shall take effect immediately after its imposition.

(6)

An appeals tribunal may direct that any sanction imposed under this regulation shall take effect on such date, within the period of six months after its imposition, as the appeals tribunal may specify.

(7)

The appeals tribunal must give written notice of its decision to—

(a)

the member who is the subject of the decision to which the notice relates;

(b)

the Standards Board;

(c)

the standards committee of any authorities concerned;

(d)

any parish council concerned; and

(e)

any person who made an allegation that gave rise to the investigation.

(8)

The appeals tribunal must arrange for a summary of its decision to be published in one or more newspapers circulating in the area of any authorities concerned.