Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78273

Councillors: Misconduct

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Alberto Costa

ConservativeSouth Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) investigating and (b) sanctioning misconduct by (i) town and (ii) parish councillors.

Answer

Alison McGovern
In December 2024 the government launched a consultation seeking views on wide ranging reforms to the local government standards regime in England. The government response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively w...

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