Dan Whelan
Liverpool City Council is to adopt a series of measures aimed at shoring up its operations when dealing with developers in the wake of the Caller report.
The code of conduct, to be signed-off by the city council at tonight’s AGM, prohibits elected members and officers from accepting offers of sponsorship “or of anything that might be perceived as an incentive”.
In addition, members are warned not to disclose commercially or legally sensitive information that could give a party an unfair advantage.
The code of conduct “provides a clear framework for elected members and officers in relation to applicants, developers, contractors, agents…and the risks of perceived endorsement and too close an association in respect of the discharge and functions and responsibilities relating to planning, development, building control, licensing, and environment regulatory matters”, the council said.