Councillors: Conduct
Commons · Question 61316 · 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, what statutory powers are available to local standards committees to investigate and sanction councillors for breaches of the Nolan Principles.
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...