Dorset Council (24 015 802)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 07-Feb-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about a town council. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice as a result of the alleged fault.

North Yorkshire Council (24 016 989)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 06-Feb-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of councillor conduct complaints as we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant seeks.

Bristol City Council (24 017 852)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 05-Feb-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Monitoring Officer dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.

Huntingdonshire District Council (24 004 027)

Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 05-Feb-2025

Summary: Mr X complained about the Council’s decision not to investigate his Code of Conduct complaint made against a town councillor. We find the Council at fault for not considering Mr X’s complaint, because the arrangements it has in place do not fulfil legal requirements. This has caused Mr X avoidable frustration. The Council has agreed to apologise, assess his Code of Conduct complaint, and make service improvements.

Ribble Valley Borough Council (24 014 918)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 05-Feb-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about councillor conduct. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council or of injustice to the complainant so it does not warrant investigation.

Shropshire Council (24 016 252)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 05-Feb-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about standards committees because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating.

Ribble Valley Borough Council (24 013 851)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a town councillor. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.

Westmorland and Furness Council (24 007 235)

Statement Not upheld Councillor conduct and standards 29-Jan-2025

Summary: Mr X complains about the Council’s decision to agree a licence application to allow an event to take place and the conduct of a councillor at the licensing meeting. It was reasonable to expect Mr X to make representations to the licensing committee and then use a right of appeal to the Courts about the Council’s decision to allow the licence. And we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X is seeking to alter the licence and remove the councillor from future licensing meetings. So, we have ended our investigation into the complaint.

Worthing Borough Council (24 015 446)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a councillor conduct complaint as it is unlikely we would find fault causing an injustice to the complainant. We also cannot achieve the outcome the complainant seeks.

London Borough of Hounslow (24 016 804)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 24-Jan-2025

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because we are unlikely to find fault.