Councillor conduct and standards


Recent statements in this category are shown below:

  • Isle of Wight Council (25 025 761)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council handled her Code of Conduct complaint because any injustice is not significant enough to justify an investigation.

  • London Borough of Sutton (25 026 804)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council handled Mr X’s complaint about a councillor. There is not enough significant injustice to warrant an investigation.

  • Warwick District Council (25 027 687)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council handled Mrs X’s complaint about a councillor. There is not enough significant injustice to warrant an investigation.

  • London Borough of Lambeth (25 023 696)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s handling of a councillor code of conduct complaint. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating, any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement, and further investigation would not lead to a different outcome.

  • North Yorkshire Council (25 024 943)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to investigate concerns about the operation of the Council’s Home to School Appeals Panel. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault by the Council and the injustice complained of has not yet occurred.

  • Dartford Borough Council (25 025 659)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 28-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council investigated Mr X’s complaint about a councillor. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

  • Epsom & Ewell Borough Council (25 025 920)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council handled Mr X’s complaint about personnel matters as there is no worthwhile outcome achievable.

  • Dorset Council (25 027 585)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate the Council’s decision to not investigate Mr X’s complaint about another councillor. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

  • Surrey County Council (25 027 681)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council handled Mr X’s complaint about the maintenance of a cycle path. The original complaint is late and there is not enough outstanding injustice to warrant an investigation into the Council’s complaints handling.

  • Tees Valley Combined Authority (25 023 558)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Jul-2026

    Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Authority’s failure to follow its complaint process. We do not consider this caused Mrs X a significant personal injustice. Also, we do not consider it a good use of public funds to investigate a complaint about the complaint process alone, when we are not considering the substantive issue.

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