Agenda item

Investigation Report into Complaint Against Former Parish Councillors Bannerman and Baxter

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report following a formal investigation on a complaint alleging that (former) Parish Councillors S Bannerman and A Baxter had breached the Council’s Code of Conduct. 

 

The Monitoring Officer confirmed that, having considered the investigation report and having consulted with the Independent Person, the Monitoring Officer had concluded that it was not in the public interest to take any further action in relation to the matter. 

 

The Monitoring Officer referred to the fact that one of the former Councillors was standing again in the forthcoming by-election in May 2016 and that it was important that her name should be cleared.  

 

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

 

The Sub-Committee agreed that it was not in the public interest to take any further action and supported the suggestion that the documents be made available on the public website but that specific redactions should remain in place.

 

RESOLVED – that no further action be taken in relation to complaints made against former Much Hadham Parish Councillors S Bannerman and A Baxter.

 

                  

 

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