Regulation 13 Appointment of independent members to standards committees

Where a vacancy arises for a post as an independent member of a standards committee the relevant authority concerned shall publish an advertisement in not less than two newspapers (which are not published by that relevant authority) circulating in its area.

The advertisement referred to in paragraph (1) above shall notify the local government electors for the relevant authority’s area that the relevant authority is seeking to appoint an independent member to its standards committee.

A relevant authority may publish an advertisement in connection with any vacancy for a post as an independent member on that relevant authority’s standards committee in any newspaper that it publishes.