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West Suffolk Council (20 000 737)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 06-Jul-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council allowed a candidate who did not qualify to stand for election as town councillor in 2017. He also complains the same councillor is providing misleading information on his declarations of interest form. The Ombudsman cannot investigate this complaint. The actions of the Returning Officer for elections is outside his jurisdiction. Failures to declare pecuniary interests are a matter for the police.
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Bath and North East Somerset Council (20 000 623)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 03-Jul-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because Mr X is not significantly affected by this. There is also insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.
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Wiltshire Council (19 015 076)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 23-Jun-2020
Summary: Mrs B complained about the actions of the Council when investigating her complaint against a fellow town councillor. We cannot investigate the complaint as it is outside the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction.
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St Albans City Council (19 020 424)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 22-Jun-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint as we have not seen evidence of fault in the way the Council dealt with his code of conduct complaint about a councillor.
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North East Lincolnshire Council (19 017 417)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 09-Jun-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his complaint about the conduct of councillors at a community group meeting. The Council has not caused Mr X an injustice.
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Upwell Internal Drainage Board (19 000 532)
Statement Not upheld Councillor conduct and standards 21-May-2020
Summary: Mr F complains about the actions of an internal drainage board. The Ombudsman has not found fault.
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Wokingham Borough Council (19 015 163)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 19-May-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint about the conduct of a local councillor. The Ombudsman will not investigate as Mr X is not caused a significant injustice from his complaint.
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City of Doncaster Council (19 021 150)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 21-Apr-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate how the Council decided not to pursue a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. It is unlikely he would find evidence of fault by the Council.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Apr-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision not to investigate his report that a parish councillor breached the code of conduct. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint. It is made too late and we have not seen evidence of fault in the Council’s actions.
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Tendring District Council (19 021 132)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 15-Apr-2020
Summary: Mr X complains the Council has failed to take his complaint that a councillor breached the code of conduct seriously. And that it has taken the word of the councillor without question. The Ombudsman will not investigate this complaint. Further investigation is unlikely to find fault or lead to a different outcome. Nor has Mr X suffered sufficient personal injustice to justify our involvement.