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Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (21 014 502)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 31-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision not to investigate a Councillor’s conduct. That is because there is insufficient evidence of fault to warrant further investigation.
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Huntingdonshire District Council (21 013 616)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 26-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with concerns about the behaviour of a councillor. This is because there is not enough evidence of fault.
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Northumberland County Council (21 012 815)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2022
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. Any unreasonable delay in considering the complainant has not caused the complainant injustice that warrants our involvement.
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Warrington Council (21 012 840)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2022
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. Any delay in the process has not caused the complainant significant injustice.
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Stratford-on-Avon District Council (21 013 503)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 20-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision on a complaint made against a local councillor. This is because there is no evidence to suggest fault by the Council.
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London Borough of Ealing (21 013 203)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 19-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s delay in responding to Ms X’s Code of Conduct complaint made against a local councillor. This is because there is insufficient injustice caused to Ms X to warrant an investigation.
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Torridge District Council (21 011 794)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 18-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the way the Council handled allegations that the complainant had breached the Members Code of Conduct. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. We have no power to investigate complaints from councillors about matters relating to their role as a councillor, and we cannot achieve one of the outcomes the complainant is seeking.
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London Borough of Hounslow (21 012 522)
Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 18-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision on a complaint about councillor conduct. This is because the complainant is not caused a level of personal injustice that would warrant our involvement, the substantive matter relates to a potential criminal offence and therefore not a matter for us, and we cannot achieve the outcome the complainant seeks.
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London Borough of Sutton (21 000 529)
Statement Upheld Councillor conduct and standards 17-Jan-2022
Summary: Mr X complains that the Council has failed to investigate properly his complaint about member conduct. The Ombudsman has found fault in the way the Council considered his complaint in that an incorrect assumption was made when deciding not to pursue a formal investigation. However, the Ombudsman does not consider that this is likely to have affected the decision not to investigate further.
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Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 12-Jan-2022
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about alleged criminal actions by Council officers. The main issues raised in the complaint are best dealt with by the police.