For the purposes of this Code of Conduct, a “councillor” means a member or co-opted member of a local authority or a directly elected mayor. A “co-opted member” is defined in section 27(4) of the Localism Act 2011 as “a person who is not a member of the authority but who:
- is a member of any committee or sub-committee of the authority or
- is a member of, and represents the authority on, any joint committee or joint sub-committee of the authority
and who is entitled to vote on any question that falls to be decided at any meeting of that committee or sub-committee”.
For the purposes of this Code of Conduct, “local authority” includes county councils, district councils, London borough councils, parish councils, town councils, fire and rescue authorities, police authorities, joint authorities, economic prosperity boards, combined authorities and National Park authorities.