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Royal Borough of Greenwich (20 001 954)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Jul-2020
Summary: Ms X is an elected member of the Council and complains about how the Council dealt with a complaint made about her conduct. The complaint is outside the Ombudsman’s legal remit as Ms X does not complain as a member of the public.
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Newark & Sherwood District Council (20 000 937)
Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint about the conduct of a parish councillor which Mr X says left him feeling vulnerable. The Ombudsman will not investigate as the Council has agreed to reconsider Mr X’s complaint.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jul-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint made against local councillors who had sat on the planning committee of a district council. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find evidence of fault and an investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.
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Reading Borough Council (20 001 479)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 22-Jul-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate how the Council has responded to Mr X’s complaint about the conduct of an elected member of the Council. This is because Mr X is not caused significant injustice from his complaint.
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Fareham Borough Council (19 020 558)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 21-Jul-2020
Summary: Mr D complains about the way the Council considered his complaint that a councillor breached the code of conduct. The Ombudsman does not intend to investigate this complaint as we are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions.
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Bolsover District Council (20 000 955)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 17-Jul-2020
Summary: Miss X complains about the Council’s handling of her complaint that a councillor failed to disclose an interest in respect of a planning approval for a development which Miss X says will impact negatively upon her home. The Ombudsman will not investigate as it is unlikely he would find fault by the Council.
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Babergh District Council (20 000 761)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 15-Jul-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint as he is unlikely to find fault in the way the Council dealt with the code of conduct complaint about a councillor.
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Greater London Authority (20 000 729)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-Jul-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms Q’s complaint about the Mayor of London’s alleged breach of the Code of Conduct. This is because she has not suffered a personal injustice because of the alleged breach. And Ms Q may go to court if she believes she has suffered discrimination because of the Mayor’s actions.
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Cheshire East Council (19 019 472)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 08-Jul-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint that the Council did not properly investigate or pursue an allegation that a Town Councillor had breached its Member Code of Conduct. This is because there is no sign of fault by the Council regarding this matter.
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Liverpool City Council (19 011 818)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 07-Jul-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the failure of the Council’s Monitoring Officer to investigate her complaint concerning a councillor’s failure to respond to a query she made. This is because there is no evidence to suggest the Council has been at fault in dealing with this matter.