Chesterfield Borough Council (25 021 089)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 25-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s handling of a code of conduct complaint against a councillor. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council considered the matter.

Preston City Council (25 021 169)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 21-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to enter into a friendship agreement with another town, its handling of her complaint and its response to her Freedom of Information request. There is insufficient evidence of fault and the Information Commissioner’s Office is better placed to consider a complaint about access to information.

Gosport Borough Council (25 020 752)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council handled his complaint about comments made by a Councillor in a public meeting. This is because any injustice is not significant enough to justify our involvement and we cannot achieve the outcome Mr X wants.

Bath and North East Somerset Council (25 019 530)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 18-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about how the Council considered councillor conduct complaints. There is not enough evidence of fault in how the Council made its decision to justify our involvement. And we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking.

Herefordshire Council (25 017 687)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s decision not to investigate a complaint that councillor breached the code of conduct. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions. Nor will we investigate his complaint about the Council’s refusal to consider a complaint about comments allegedly made by the Chief Executive as we do not consider Mr X has suffered a significant personal injustice on this point.

Oxford City Council (25 019 824)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council’s refusal to respond to his complaints about its delay in confirming whether it will start court action. A further investigation is unlikely to achieve anything worthwhile because Mr X has been served with court summons.

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (25 021 132)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council considered Mr X’s concerns about councillor conduct. There is not enough evidence of fault in how the Council made its decision to justify our involvement.

Durham County Council (25 021 130)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 13-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision on a code of conduct complaint. There is insufficient evidence of fault in the way the Council handled the matter, and we could not achieve the outcome the complainant is seeking.

Kent County Council (25 021 064)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 12-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s delay in dealing with a complaint that a councillor breached the code of conduct. The Council has apologised for the delay in advising Mrs X the complaint was closed. We consider further investigation will not lead to a different outcome.

Plymouth City Council (25 020 063)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 11-May-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Dr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his complaint about two councillors’ conduct. There is insufficient evidence of fault to warrant an investigation.