Recent statements in this category are shown below:
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Kingston Upon Hull City Council (25 013 321)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 10-Feb-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision on a code of conduct complaint against a councillor. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council handled the matter.
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Durham County Council (25 021 837)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 05-Feb-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a councillor conduct complaint as it is unlikely we will find fault by it. The Information Commissioner’s Office is best placed to deal with Mr X’s complaint about data protection issues.
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London Borough of Havering (25 020 286)
Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 04-Feb-2026
Summary: We have upheld Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s failure to act in response to his allegations of bias and discrimination. The Council has agreed to take appropriate steps to address the concerns and remedy the frustration caused. We will not investigate the handling of Mr X’s complaint about a councillor because there is insufficient evidence of fault in the decision-making to justify our involvement.
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London Borough of Islington (25 010 976)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Feb-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council considered a councillor conduct matter. There is not enough evidence of fault in how the Council made its decision to justify our involvement.
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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council (25 016 342)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 30-Jan-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jan-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because the complainant has not suffered significant injustice.
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Redcar & Cleveland Council (25 021 794)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 27-Jan-2026
Summary: We will not investigate how the Council dealt with a complaint about the complainant’s conduct as a councillor as any injustice caused to them is not sufficient to justify our further involvement.
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Worcestershire County Council (24 009 742)
Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 23-Jan-2026
Summary: Mrs X complained about the Council’s failure to deal with her complaint about a councillor’s breach of its code of conduct. We found the Council had avoidably delayed dealing with the complaint and put Mrs X to avoidable time and trouble seeking a response which had caused her distress. The Council had since responded to the complaint and apologised for its delay. It also agreed our recommendation to make Mrs X a symbolic payment to properly address the remaining injustice caused by its faults. The Council also agreed to complete its review of its procedure for handling complaints about councillors and to update its website to improve peoples’ access to complaint information.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 23-Jan-2026
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision on a councillor conduct complaint as it is unlikely we will find fault by the Council.
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Durham County Council (25 015 702)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2026
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 and the complainant has not suffered significant injustice.