Code of Conduct for Members
Councils are updating their members' codes of conduct and reinforcing ethical standards, including declarations of interest and respectful debate.
Tower Hamlets Council approved amendments to its Code of Conduct for Members in January 2026. More recently, in June 2026, Tower Hamlets Licensing Regulatory Committee members were reminded of their obligations regarding declarations of interest. In October 2025, Hillingdon Council's Standards Committee instructed its Monitoring Officer to remind members about polite debate in council meetings, following complaints alleging breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members.
Ealing Council's Constitution Committee reviewed its ethical framework in July 2025 as part of a broader update to its constitution, which sets out how the council operates. A code of conduct for members is a set of ethical standards and rules that members of a public body must adhere to, governing their behaviour and declaration of interests.
Key facts
- Hillingdon Council's Standards Committee instructed the Monitoring Officer to remind members about polite debate in October 2025. Source
- Hillingdon Council's Standards Committee considered two complaints alleging breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members in October 2025. Source
- Ealing Council's Constitution Committee reviewed its ethical framework in July 2025. Source
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