Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78275

Councillors: Misconduct

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Alberto Costa

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to legislate to provide principal authorities with powers to (a) investigate breaches of conduct and (b) impose meaningful sanctions on (i) parish and (ii) town

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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