Agenda item
Investigation Report into Complaint Against Former Parish Councillors Bannerman and Baxter
- Meeting of Standards Sub-Committee, Monday 25th April, 2016 9.30 am (Item 41.)
- View the background to item 41.
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.
Supporting documents:
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter, item 41. PDF 116 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP B (Letter Mrs Farmer), item 41. PDF 416 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP C (EHDC investigation plan summary), item 41. PDF 173 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report), item 41. PDF 1 MB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix A - MHPC Code of Conduct, item 41. PDF 170 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix B - Complaint form & additional documents Mrs Farmer, item 41. PDF 409 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix C - Mrs Farmer's statement, item 41. PDF 3 MB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix D - Mrs Bannerman's statement, item 41. PDF 2 MB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix E- Dr Baxter's statement, item 41. PDF 598 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix F - Mr Ingham's statement, item 41. PDF 306 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix G - Mr Pavey's statement, item 41. PDF 101 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix H -Gofundme page as at 12.15, item 41. PDF 83 KB
- Investigation - Bannerman and Baxter - ERP D (investigation report) Appendix I - MHPC minutes 6.10.15, item 41. PDF 585 KB