Archive has 105 results
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West Suffolk Council (20 004 258)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-Oct-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot and will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the conduct of councillors involved in deciding two planning applications. The applicants have appealed the first planning application to the Planning Inspector and it is reasonable for them to appeal the second decision in the same way.
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South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (20 003 697)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-Oct-2020
Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s handling of his complaint about the conduct of a councillor, which Mr X says was damaging to the charity he is involved with. The Ombudsman will not investigate as it is unlikely the Council is at fault.
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West Devon Borough Council (20 002 407)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 08-Oct-2020
Summary: This complaint is about the Council’s decision not to investigate his complaint about a councillor. The Ombudsman does not intend to investigate the complaint because we are unlikely to find fault in the Council’s actions.
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Worthing Borough Council (20 005 364)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Sep-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman cannot investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council is dealing with a complaint made against him. Mr X complains from his position as a council member and not as a member of the public. The complaint is therefore outside the Ombudsman’s legal remit.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 25-Sep-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate how the Council dealt with a complaint about a breach of its code of conduct. This is because it is unlikely he would find fault by the Council.
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Liverpool City Council (20 002 332)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 24-Sep-2020
Summary: Ms X complains the Council did not deal with complaints she made against two councillors. The Ombudsman will not investigate the complaint because the Council has now responded to the complaints and an investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.
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Darlington Borough Council (20 003 589)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 23-Sep-2020
Summary: Mr X complains two Council members had pre-determined their vote on the Council’s Local Plan as they had recorded media announcements prior to the decision being made, giving their views on its approval. The Ombudsman will not investigate as it is unlikely he will find fault by the Council and the injustice to Mr X is not sufficient to warrant his involvement.
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West Sussex County Council (20 000 122)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 11-Sep-2020
Summary: Miss X complained about the Council’s failure to properly investigate a councillor’s failure to support her request for traffic calming restrictions on the road where she lives. The Ombudsman should not investigate this complaint. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council (20 003 105)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 10-Sep-2020
Summary: The Ombudsman will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council responded to his complaint about the way the Mayor conducted an online Council meeting. This is because Mr X is not affected personally from his complaint to a degree that would warrant our involvement.
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Surrey County Council (20 003 410)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 09-Sep-2020
Summary: Mr X complains a councillor’s actions have led to a waste of public money. The Ombudsman cannot investigate as this complaint affects all or most of the people in the Council’s area and so is outside his legal remit.