forms , ▁the ▁board ▁ceased ▁to ▁function ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁formally ▁abol ished ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Re levant ▁authorities ▁The ▁Stand ards ▁Board ▁for ▁England ▁investig ated ▁compla ints ▁against ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁types ▁of ▁authority ▁in ▁England . ▁▁ ▁parish ▁coun c ils ▁ ▁district , ▁city ▁or ▁bor ough ▁coun c ils ▁ ▁county ▁coun c ils ▁ ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁Corporation ▁ ▁unit ary ▁authorities , ▁including ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy ▁ ▁fire ▁and ▁rescue ▁authorities ▁ ▁police ▁authorities ▁ ▁passenger ▁transport ▁authorities ▁ ▁national ▁park ▁authorities ▁ ▁the ▁Bro ads ▁Author ity ▁ ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Author ity ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁police ▁authorities ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁eth ical ▁standards ▁Primary ▁responsibility ▁for ▁ens uring ▁eth ical ▁standards ▁has ▁rest ed ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁themselves ▁since ▁before ▁the ▁board ▁was ▁created , ▁and ▁remains ▁with ▁them ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁abol ished . ▁The ▁chief ▁executive ▁and ▁legal ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁authority ▁have ▁a ▁duty ▁to ▁advise ▁members ▁on ▁eth ical ▁matters . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁system ▁abol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁each ▁local ▁authority ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Code ▁of ▁Con duct ▁had ▁to ▁appoint ▁a ▁monitoring ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁standards ▁committee . ▁The ▁standards ▁committee ▁( which ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cha ired ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁member ) ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁receiving