Bedford Borough Council (25 024 068)

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

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to investigate a complaint about a parish councillor. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s actions to justify an investigation.

Somerset Council (25 023 762)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jul-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.

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council (25 003 480)

Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 19-Jul-2026

Summary: Ms X complained the Council failed to properly deal with councillor conduct matters and restricted her emails. We found fault in how the Council explained arrangements affecting Ms X’s emails. This caused uncertainty and frustration. The Council has agreed to our recommendations.

South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (26 009 429)

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

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the conduct of councillors. This is because it is made late.

Teignbridge District Council (25 023 633)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 09-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council handled his Code of Conduct complaint. This is because there is not enough fault to justify an investigation.

Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council (26 009 930)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 05-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council communicate with X. This is because a complaint about the Council’s decision here is now late and there are no good reasons to consider it now.

Tandridge District Council (25 022 652)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 05-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council considered a complaint about a councillor. We have not seen enough evidence of fault in the Council’s decision-making to justify an investigation.

Central Bedfordshire Council (25 026 004)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about the Council’s refusal to consider her complaint about a councillor’s conduct, an alleged failure to provide reasonable adjustments and the actions of a town council. We have already considered and decided part of the complaint, any injustice is not significant enough to warrant our involvement and we cannot investigate the actions of town councils.

Herefordshire Council (25 010 592)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about how the Council decided not to appoint Mr X to the school admissions appeals panel or allow him to attend the training for the role. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault to justify an investigation by the Ombudsman.

Central Bedfordshire Council (25 021 855)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Jul-2026

Summary: We will not investigate Ms X’s complaint about a councillor’s conduct. There is insufficient evidence of fault of how the Council has considered the matter to warrant an investigation.