Complaint from

Complaint reason

Date Complaint received

Date Independent Person Consulted

Date of Standards Assessment Sub-Committee

Current status of complaint

Date complaint concluded and outcome

1.     

Staff member

Conduct at meeting

 

01/04/24

20/04/24

Assessment Sub-Committee 13/05/24

Hearing Sub-Committee 17/10/24

Closed

Hearing found breach of the Code of Conduct on respect and required an apology to complainant.

Sanction complied with December 2024

2.     

A councillor

 

Social media comments

 

27/05/24

06/06/24

8 August 24

Under Investigation as recommendation of Assessment Sub-Committee for an informal resolution that the councillor apologise, was not complied with. 

Ongoing

3.     

A councillor

 

Social media comments

 

31/05/24

06/06/24

8 August 24

As above. Both matters were considered by same Sub-Committee as concerned the same councillor.

Ongoing

4.     

Public

Comments made at Committee

 

16/06/24

15/07/24

N/A

Closed

18/07/24

Informal resolution - apology

5.     

Public

Social media comments

 

25/6/24

09/07/24

N/A

Closed

09/08/24

Dismissed – subject member had already apologised

6.     

A councillor

Social media comments

 

3/7/24

9/7/24

N/A

Closed

7/8/24

Informal resolution – social media training

7.     

Public

Social media comments

23/7/24

08/08/24

N/A

Closed

14/08/24

Dismissed – advice given on appropriate response

8.     

A councillor

Conduct at meeting

16/9/24

4/11/24

N/A

Closed.

17/12/24

Dismissed - politically motivated

9.     

A councillor

 

Conduct at meeting

5/11/24

6/11/24

N/A

Closed

4/12/24

Dismissed – not sufficiently serious to warrant further action.

10.   

A councillor

Social media comments

25/11/24

2/12/24

N/A

Closed

19/12/24

Informal resolution -  Monitoring Officer to address with subject member and their Group Leader.

11.   

A councillor and officers

 

 

 

Conduct at meeting

 

6/12/24

19/12/24

N/A

Proceeding to Investigation

Ongoing

12.   

A councillor

Conduct at meeting

9/12/24

19/12/24

N/A

Closed

14/01/25

Dismissed – subject member offered to apologise

13.   

A councillor

 

Social media comments

18/12/24

06/01/25

N/A

Closed

30/01/25

Informal resolution. Both complainant and subject member to apologise.