Local Government: Conduct
Commons · Question 58765 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to include provisions in the English Devolution Bill to standardise ethical conduct and behaviour in (a) parish councils, (b) town councils and (c) other levels
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 17 Jun 2025
In December 2024, the government launched a consultation seeking views on proposed measures to strengthen the standards and conduct framework for local authorities in England, including the introduction of the sanction of suspension, to empower local auth...