Issue - meetings

To provide an update on complaints made under the Code of Conduct for Members from 1/2/2022 to 27/11/2023.

To provide an update on complaints made under the Code of Conduct for Members from 1/2/2022 to 27/11/2023.

The following matters were considered:

a)             Update as of 5 December 2023. The Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer informed the Committee that subsequent to the publication of the agenda, no complaints about councillors had been received by the Council and that the report was correct as of 5 December.

b)             Definition of complaints. In response to a question from a member, the Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer informed the Committee that this report related to complaints made about the conduct of councillors, rather than complaints about council services which were recorded and reported through a separate process.

Following consideration the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)       Note there have been no complaints between 1 February 2022 to the 27 November 2023;