Issue - meetings

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report on the complaint alleging that Much Hadham Parish Councillors I Hunt and P Taylor had breached the Council’s Code of Conduct. 

The Sub-Committee noted the detail of the complaint and the evidence provided by the complainant in support of his allegation.

The Monitoring Officer confirmed that, having consulted the Independent Person, she did not consider the complaint could be resolved informally. 

The Monitoring Officer invited the Sub-Committee to consider the complaint against the (published) assessment criteria of the Authority’s Complaints Procedure.

The Sub-Committee retired to a separate room to consider the complaint. 

After careful consideration of the complaint made by Anthony Baxter in consultation with the Independent Person and taking into account the Council’s assessment criteria, the Sub-Committee determined that no further action be taken as there was insufficient evidence to warrant an investigation.  In reaching this determination, the Sub-Committee acknowledged what was a “glitch” in the procedures at Much Hadham Parish Council and of the need to address this via general house-keeping within the parish council procedures.  The Sub-Committee did not feel that the information not appearing on their website was a material consideration for investigation.

RESOLVED – that no further action be taken, for the reasons now detailed, in respect of the complaint by Anthony Baxter against Much Hadham Parish Councillors P Taylor and I Hunt.