Councillor conduct and standards


Recent statements in this category are shown below:

  • Bedford Borough Council (24 016 304)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Oct-2025

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the actions of a parish council. Parish councils are not within the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction. Nor will we investigate his complaint that the Council failed to respond to his request for information. It is reasonable to expect him to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office on this point.

  • Horsham District Council (25 013 423)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 16-Oct-2025

    Summary: We will not investigate the Council’s handling of a councillor conduct complaint as it is unlikely we will find fault in this.

  • Gloucester City Council (25 013 457)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 16-Oct-2025

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about councillor conduct as the complainant is not caused a level of injustice that would justify our further involvement.

  • Herefordshire Council (25 011 828)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 15-Oct-2025

    Summary: We cannot investigate how the Council dealt with a complaint made by a parish council as it is not within our legal remit.

  • Somerset Council (25 011 938)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 15-Oct-2025

    Summary: We will not investigate the Council’s handling of a councillor conduct complaint as it is unlikely we will find fault in this.

  • Torbay Council (25 012 058)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 14-Oct-2025

    Summary: We will not investigate how the Council dealt with a councillor conduct complaint as the complainant is not caused a level of personal injustice that would justify our further involvement.

  • Durham County Council (25 008 439)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 13-Oct-2025

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify our involvement.

  • Wiltshire Council (25 010 396)

    Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 09-Oct-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.

  • Bath and North East Somerset Council (25 006 067)

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

    Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council’s Monitoring Office communicated with him over a decision to introduce a Low Traffic Neighbourhood zone. We will also not investigate Mr X’s complaint about a councillor. In both cases, there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

  • Bracknell Forest Council (25 007 745)

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

    Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with Mr X’s complaint about the conduct of two councillors. This is because we are unlikely to find enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation.

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