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Mendip District Council (21 006 644)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 21-Sep-2021
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint the Council has not dealt properly with his parish councillor conduct complaint. The Council is not at fault and has not caused Mr X injustice. We cannot lawfully investigate the parish council.
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Fareham Borough Council (21 006 301)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 19-Sep-2021
Summary: We will not investigate how the Council’s Monitoring Officer considered a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. It is unlikely an investigation would find fault affected the Monitoring Officer’s decision to take no further action.
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London Borough of Havering (21 006 140)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 16-Sep-2021
Summary: We cannot investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to a local councillor. This is because we have no legal remit to investigate complaints made in relation to a councillor’s role.
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London Borough of Wandsworth (21 005 679)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 15-Sep-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council’s Monitoring Officer considered a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. It is unlikely an investigation would find fault in how the Monitoring Officer reached their decision to take no further action.
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Sedgemoor District Council (21 000 515)
Statement Not upheld Councillor conduct and standards 14-Sep-2021
Summary: Mr D disagrees with the outcome of a Code of Conduct investigation by the Council. The Ombudsman has discontinued the complaint because he cannot achieve the outcome sought by Mr D.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 13-Sep-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the actions of a local councillor as they were not performing the administrative functions of the Council when dealing with Mr X.
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Bristol City Council (21 005 658)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 07-Sep-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s response to a complaint Ms X made about a local councillor. This is because there is no evidence of fault by the Council and there is insufficient injustice caused to Ms X to warrant an investigation.
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Luton Borough Council (20 004 450)
Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 06-Sep-2021
Summary: Mr X complained the Council took too long to consider his complaint about councillor conduct. During my investigation, the Council acknowledged there were delays and has apologised. These are suitable actions to remedy the frustration caused to Mr X. Mr X also complained the Council failed to investigate his complaint properly. There was no fault in how the Council decided not to investigate Mr X's complaint. The Council has stated its complaints process could be clearer and is in the process of clarifying the procedures around councillor complaints. Therefore, I will not investigate this matter further as there is nothing more I could achieve.
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Salford City Council (21 005 384)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 02-Sep-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the conduct of councillors and council officers in relation to a planning matter. This is because the complainant does not complain as a member of the public and because the matter is subject to legal proceedings.
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South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council (21 004 589)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 31-Aug-2021
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the conduct of a council officer outside her working hours and outside her role as an employee. The complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code about how we decide which complaints to investigate.