Local Government: Standards

(asked on 18th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what sanctions are available against people in local government who break rules on standards; and whether those sanctions are the same in every council and local authority across the country.


Answered by
Kemi Badenoch Portrait
Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 23rd February 2022

Councils have a number of sanctions for code of conduct breaches including a formal rebuke, removing any portfolio responsibilities and representative roles, and requiring members to undertake training. These sanctions apply to all councils across England.

It is crucial that elected members in local government inspire confidence and have the trust of the electorate by adhering to their council’s code of conduct. All councillors are ultimately held to account via the ballot box.

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