Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 46179
Councillors: Disqualification
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025
Question
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative — Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what restrictions are in place that prevent people from becoming a local councillor due to (a) criminal convictions and (b) any other reason.
Answer
Jim McMahonCandidates must declare anything that might disqualify them from standing for or holding local office, not doing so is a criminal offence. Certain criminal convictions will disqualify an individual from local government, such as criminal convictions that ...
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