Councillor conduct and standards archive 2020-2021


Archive has 105 results

  • Staffordshire Moorlands District Council (20 009 003)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 03-Feb-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to investigate a complaint that a councillor had breached the Code of Conduct. We have not seen evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the complaint.

  • Herefordshire Council (20 009 375)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jan-2021

    Summary: Mrs X complains about the Council’s decision on her complaint she made to it about the conduct of a councillor which has caused Mrs X upset. We will not investigate as it is unlikely we will find fault by the Council and the injustice to Mrs X is not sufficient to warrant our involvement.

  • Preston City Council (20 008 993)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2021

    Summary: Mr X complains about a Council member’s post on social media which he feels incited vandalism. We will not investigate as Mr X is not significantly personally affected by this.

  • Brighton & Hove City Council (20 008 673)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2021

    Summary: Ms X complains about the Council’s failure to require a councillor to stand down from their position on a Council committee following their breach of the Members Code of Conduct. We will not investigate the complaint because there are insufficient grounds to warrant an investigation.

  • North Kesteven District Council (20 008 200)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council considered a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. We are unlikely to find fault affected the Council’s decision not to pursue the matter.

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council (20 001 361)

    Statement Not upheld Councillor conduct and standards 19-Jan-2021

    Summary: The Ombudsman does not find fault with the way the Council responded to Mr B’s complaint that a Councillor had breached the members’ codes of conduct.

  • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (20 008 125)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 19-Jan-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint as we are unlikely to find fault in the way the Council dealt with her complaint that a councillor breached the Council’s code of conduct. Nor is further investigation likely to lead to a different outcome.

  • West Sussex County Council (20 008 882)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 13-Jan-2021

    Summary: We cannot investigate the Council’s refusal to consider the complainant’s concerns about the conduct of a school governor.

  • South Holland District Council (19 021 024)

    Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 12-Jan-2021

    Summary: the complainant says the Council amended its planning committee’s convention on voting at deferred meetings leading it to approve a planning application it would not have approved. The Council says it acted in line with legal advice and the change did not affect the final decision. We find the Council acted with fault.

  • New Forest District Council (20 008 231)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 11-Jan-2021

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council considered complaints about the conduct of a parish councillor. We are unlikely to find fault affected the Council’s decisions not to pursue the complaints.

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