Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 49537

Mayors: Disqualification

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29th April 2025 to question 46179 on Councillors: Disqualification, whether a criminal conviction resulting in a custodial sentence of three months or m

Answer

Jim McMahon

Yes, an individual would be disqualified from being a metro mayor candidate or holding the office in these circumstances. The five-year disqualification for a criminal conviction that results in a custodial sentence of three months or more, suspended or n...

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