Breckland District Council (21 010 910)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Dec-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s consideration of two complaints against a parish councillor. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. There is not enough evidence of fault to justify investigating, and any injustice caused to the complainant is not sufficient to warrant our involvement.

Southend-on-Sea City Council (21 011 031)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 01-Dec-2021

Summary: We will not investigate how the Council’s Monitoring Officer considered complaint about the conduct of four councillors. It is unlikely an investigation would find fault affected the Monitoring Officer’s decision to take no further action in each case.

Allerdale Borough Council (21 010 385)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 29-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about a Councillor allegedly making slanderous and defamatory statements about Mr X and his business on social media. The Councillor was not acting on behalf of the Council, therefore there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council. It is reasonable to expect Mr X to take legal action against Councillor Y.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets (21 008 629)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 25-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate how the Council dealt with the complainant’s concerns regarding councillor’s conduct. This is because further investigation is unlikely to lead to a different outcome.

South Hams District Council (21 010 758)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 23-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the Council’s handling of his conduct complaints involving a parish council. The Council has offered to deal with the matter further by considering a complaint against the chair of the parish council.

North Lincolnshire Council (21 008 819)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 22-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate how the Council considered a complaint about the conduct of a councillor. It is unlikely an investigation would find fault affected the Council’s decision to take no further action.

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council (21 009 545)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 18-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about how the Council dealt with a complaint about the actions of 3 councillors. We are unlikely to find fault in the way the Council dealt with the complaint.

Shropshire Council (21 010 240)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 17-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision to apply its unreasonably persistent and vexatious complaints policy to Mr X. there is insufficient evidence of fault which would warrant an investigation.

Worthing Borough Council (21 008 995)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 17-Nov-2021

Summary: We cannot investigate how the Council dealt with a complaint about councillors. The complaint arises from the actions of a school governor and we have no jurisdiction to investigate any issue related to those actions.

Shropshire Council (21 010 216)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Councillor conduct and standards 16-Nov-2021

Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the behaviour of the Chair towards the complainant, a councillor, during a Council meeting. This is because we have no legal remit to investigate complaints from councillors about matters relating to their role as a councillor.