These Regulations amend the Standards Committees (Wales) Regulations 2001 (2001/2283 (W. 172)) (“the Standards Committee Regulations”), the Local Government Investigations (Functions of Monitoring Officers and Standards Committees) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (2001/2281 (W. 171)) (“the Functions Regulations”), and the Standards Committees (Grant of Dispensations) (Wales) Regulations 2001 (2001/2279 (W. 169)) (“the Dispensations Regulations”) to implement changes in operation of the system governing member conduct with the aim of improving local democracy.