Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Andrew Dismore (Labour), on Monday, 23 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 35 members in total.

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COUNCILLOR PAUL DIMOLDENBERG

That this House congratulates Westminster City Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg on the outcome of the Local Government Standards Board inquiry and Adjudication Panel hearing into his conduct, which after almost two years of investigations and hearings has vindicated his whistleblowing over Conservative-controlled Westminster City Council's failure actively to pursue the recovery of the debt due from former Conservative Westminster City Council leader Dame Shirley Porter over the infamous homes for votes scandal; notes that Councillor Dimoldenberg's revelations led to the recovery of ??12 million from Dame Shirley Porter; believes the outcome exposes the vindictive and politically motivated actions of Westminster's Chief Executive and Director of Legal Services in referring the case to the Standards Board and also calls into question the judgement of the Standards Board itself in pursuing the case at much cost to the public purse without due regard for any sense of proportionality or recognition that Councillor Dimoldenberg's actions were in the public interest; and calls upon the Government to review the rules under which the Standards Board operates so as to ensure that such ill-conceived witch hunts do not occur again.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

161 

Session

2005-06

Other sponsors

Frank Dobson

Diane Abbott

Piara S Khabra

Andrew Love

Stephen Pound

Subjects

Councillors Conduct Inquiries Local government Westminster City Council

Link

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