Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 127246
Councillors: Conduct
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of sanctions available to local authorities under the Localism Act 2011 in ensuring compliance with councillors’ Codes of Conduc
Answer
Alison McGovernThe current local authority standards and conduct regime is in certain key aspects ineffectual, inconsistently applied, and lacking in adequate powers to effectively sanction members found in serious breach of their codes of conduct. This is why, in Novem...
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