Written questions

Local Government: Complaints

Commons · Question 61315 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 27 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many complaints were referred to local standards committees in the last year; and what proportion of those complaints led to sanctions.

Answer

Answered by Jim McMahon, 27 Jun 2025

The government’s December 2024 consultation set out the government’s views on the adequacy of the current local government standards regime. The consultation also set out what sanctions are currently available and that government considers that, in key as...