1. In the last 5 years how many complaints has your council received against members of the council?
52

2. Can you give the above figure broken down by year?
• 2023-24: 17 complaints – 4 investigations – 1 breach of Code of Conduct - resolved informally through apology (reported to Council on 16.11.23).
• 2022-23: 11 complaints – 3 investigations – 1 breach resolved informally through apology/training for Member (reported to Council on 20.07.23).
• 2021-22: 7 complaints – 4 investigations – no breaches.
• 2020-21: 8 complaints – 3 investigations – no breaches
• 2019-20: 9 complaints – 5 investigations – 2 breaches resolved informally through apology to complainant.

3. How many complaints were progressed to an investigation?
See above

4. How many complaints led to some form of standards hearing?
None

5. In those cases that progressed to a standards hearing, what were the charges/allegations/complaints and how many of those were upheld/found to be proved against the councillor?
Not applicable

6. Where allegation were upheld/found to be proved, what sanctions, penalties or punishments were imposed?
• inappropriate language
• inappropriate circulation of letter prior to local elections
• inappropriate behaviour towards another Member
• publication of confidential information on personal webpage

7. Please can you break the answers to 3-6 down by year or give dates for the investigations and hearings?
See above