CLEVELAND FIRE AUTHORITY
Local Code of Conduct
Complaints Process
Changes to the Complaints Procedure
The responsibility for considering complaints that a member may have breached the Code of Conduct moved to the Standards Committee of Cleveland Fire Authority on 8 May 2008.
What this means to you
If you want to complain about the conduct of a member of the Cleveland Fire Authority you must submit your complaint to the Chair of the Standards Committee, c/o Peter Devlin, Monitoring Officer, Hartlepool Borough Council, Civic Centre, Victoria Road, Hartlepool TS24 8AY.
The Standards Committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a member and will not deal with complaints about things that are not covered by the members' Code of Conduct. Your complaint to the Standards Committee must specify why you think a member has not followed the Code of Conduct.
A Complaint Form is attached which details how you make a complaint and what information is required. Also attached for your information is a Guidance Note on Local Assessment of Complaints Against Members and Hearing Procedures for the Standards Committee
For further information on the local assessment of complaints please visit the Standards Board website at www.standardsboard.gov.uk.
Peter Devlin
Monitoring Officer
Cleveland Fire Authority
