Mid Devon District Council (19 020 270)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr X complains the Council refuses to investigate his complaint that a parish councillor breached the code of conduct. The Ombudsman does not intend to investigate this complaint. It is unlikely that further investigation will lead to a different outcome. Nor to we consider Mr X has suffered a significant personal injustice which warrants our involvement.

Babergh District Council (19 020 287)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 08-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not consider this complaint about the Council’s handling of a code of conduct complaint against the Chairman of a Parish Council. This is because the underlying issues being complained about are outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction, and we would not normally consider the Council’s handling of the associated code of conduct complaint in isolation.

Durham County Council (19 020 696)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 08-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate the way the Council considered Mr X’s complain that a Councillor had breached the code of conduct. The alleged fault has not caused the him a significant personal injustice.

South Lakeland District Council (19 018 365)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s failure to properly investigate his complaint about a parish councillor’s conduct at a meeting. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Wiltshire Council (19 019 307)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Apr-2020

Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that a councillor breached the code of conduct. We have not seen evidence of fault leading to Mr X suffering a significant personal injustice which requires our involvement.

Warrington Council (19 019 556)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Apr-2020

Summary: Mr B complains about the Council’s decision to reject his complaint about the behaviour of councillors, made in connection with the refusal of his planning application. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because there are insufficient grounds to warrant an investigation.