Councillors

Public Register of complaints about Councillors

If a complaint is made about a Councillor, the broad details of the complaint will be listed but without the names of the individuals concerned or any personal information from which an individual could be identified unless otherwise directed by a meeting of the Standards Hearings Sub-Committee. This list will be maintained in accordance with the Local Assessment of Complaints and Review Procedures adopted by this Council. 

The personal information held in the records which are used to update the register is processed in accordance with Data Protection legislation. Entries and other related documentation is securely destroyed when a Councillor ceases to hold office. Where there is a gap in the sequence below this indicates that the record has been destroyed in line with our document retention schedule.

No reference Date received Complaint Status of complaint
66 66.17.12 (LXVI) 27.02.2025 Alleged breach of Part 5 General Code of Conduct Open with Deputy Monitoring Officer
65 66.17.12 (LXV) 13.03.2025 Alleged breach of Part 5 General Code of Conduct Open with Monitoring Officer
64 66.17.12 (LXIV) 13.03.2025 Alleged breach of Part 5 General Code of Conduct Open with Monitoring Officer
63 66.17.12 (LXIII) 25.02.2025 Alleged breach of Part 9 General Code of Conduct Closed - resolved informally
62 66.17.12 (LXII) 17.02.2025 Alleged breach of Part 5 General Code of Conduct Closed - no breach found
61 66.17.12 (LXI) 15.07.2024 Alleged breach of Nolan Principles Closed - no breach found
60 66.17.12 (LX) 20.05.2024 Alleged breach of Nolan Principles Closed - no breach found
59 66.17.12 (LIX) 21.03.2024 Alleged breach of Nolan Principles Closed - resolved informally
58 66.17.12 (LVIII) 18.03.2024 Alleged breach of Nolan Principles Closed after consideration by the Monitoring Officer
57 66.17.12 (LVII) 21.02.2024 Alleged breach of Nolan Principles Closed - resolved informally
56  66.17.12 (LVI) 15.01.2024 Alleged breach of Nolan Principles Closed after consideration by the Monitoring Officer
55 66.17.12 (LV) 04.10.2023 Alleged breach of paragraphs 1.2 and 5.1 Open - at final report stage
54 66.17.12 (LIV) 02.12.2022 Alleged breach of parts 4 Closed - after consideration by the Monitoring Officer
53 66.17.12 (LIII) 26.11.2022 and 06.03.2023 Alleged breach of parts 4 Closed - after consideration by the Monitoring Officer
52  66.17.12 (LII) 25.11.2022 Alleged breach of parts 6 Closed - no further information provided to consider further
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 66.17.12 (LI)
29.09.2022 Alleged breach of parts 9 item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
50  66.17.12 (L) 10.10.2022 Alleged breach of parts 4 item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
49  66.17.12 (XLIX) 20.07.2021 alleged breach of 1 General Conduct Closed - breach found and apology issued
48 66.17.12 (XLVIII) 04.07.2021 alleged breach of 3, 5.1 and 8.1 by a number of Councillors item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
47 66.17.12 (XLVII) 02.12.2020 alleged breach of 3 (1) and 3 (2) e item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
46  66.17.12 (XLVI) 10.11.2020 alleged breach 3 (1) and 3 (2) e and 12 A item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
45 66.17.12 (XLV) 01.12.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct but likely 3 (1) and 3 (2) e item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
44 66.17.12 (XLIV) 11.08.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct by two Councillors Closed - no breach found
43 66.17.12 (XLIII) 25.09.2020 alleged breach of part 3 (2) e of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
42 66.17.12 (XLII) 23.09.2020 alleged breach of code of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
41 66.17.12 (XLI) 09.06.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
40 66.17.12 (XL) 09.06.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
39 66.17.12 (XXXIX) 08.06.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
38 66.17.12 (XXXVIII) 08.06.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
37 66.17.12 (XXXVII) 08.06.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
36 66.17.12 (XXXVI) 08.06.2020 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
35 66.17.12 (XXXV) 03.03.2020 alleged breach of part 3 (2) b and c and part 5 (e) Closed - did not merit further investigation
34 66.17.12 (XXXIV) 26.05.19 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
33 66.17.12 (XXXIII) 03.06.19 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
32 66.17.12 (XXXII) 16.05.19 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
31 66.17.12 (XXXI) 02.05.19 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
30 66.17.12 (XXX) 29.04.19 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
29 66.17.12 (XXIX) 24.04.19 alleged breach by two councillors of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
28 66.17.12 (XXVIII) 23.04.19 alleged breach by a prospective councillor and an existing councillor of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
27 66.17.12 (XXVII) 18.10.18 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
26 66.17.12 (XXVI) 14.04.19 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
25 66.17.12 (XXV) 16.10.18 alleged breach of provisions within part 3 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
24 66.17.12 (XXIV) 11.10.18 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
23 66.17.12 (XXIII) 11.10.18 alleged breach of provisions within parts 3 and 4 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
22 66.17.12 (XXII) 10.04.18 alleged breach of provisions within part 3 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
21 66.17.12 (XXI) 05.04.18 alleged breach by two Councillors of provisions within part 3 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
20 66.17.12 (XX) 16.03.18 alleged breach of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
19 66.17.12 (XIX) 22.03.18 alleged breach of provisions within part 3 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
18 66.17.12 (XVIII) 16.03.18 alleged breach of provisions within part 3 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
17 66.17.12 (XVII) 27.04.17 alleged breach by two Councillors of unspecified provisions within the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
16 66.17.12 (XVI) 03.03.17 alleged conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
15 66.17.12 (XV) - - item destroyed in accordance with Retention schedule
14 66.17.12 (XIV) 11.04.16 alleged conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
13 66.17.12 (X) 13.10.15 alleged breach of provisions within part 3 the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
12  66.17.12 (XII) 27.05.15 alleged conduct Closed - Resolved informally
11 66.17.12 (XI) 01.05.15 alleged conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
10 66.17.12 (XIII) - - item destroyed in accordance with Retention schedule
9 66.17.12 (IX) 03.03.14 alleged breach of provisions within part 3 of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
8 66.17.12 (VIII) 04.03.12 - item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
7 66.17. 12 (VII) - - item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
6 66.17. 12 (VI) 28.06.11 - item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
5 66.17. 12 (IV) 03.02.11 complaint not linked to specific provisions the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
4 66.17. 12 (III) 16.12.10 alleged breach of provisions within parts 3(1), 3(2)(b), 5 and 6(a) of the code of conduct item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
3 66.17. 12 (V) - - item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
2 66.17. 12 (II) - - item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy
1 66.17. 12 (I) - - item destroyed in accordance with Retention policy

 

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