Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61316
Councillors: Conduct
Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025
Question
Martin Wrigley
Liberal Democrat — Newton Abbot
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what statutory powers are available to local standards committees to investigate and sanction councillors for breaches of the Nolan Principles.
Answer
Jim McMahonThe government’s December 2024 consultation set out the government’s views on the adequacy of the current local government standards regime. The consultation also set out what sanctions are currently available and that government considers that, in key as...
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