Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Julian Lewis (Conservative), on Wednesday, 23 November 2022, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 25 members in total.

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Intimidation at community, parish and town councils

That this House expresses its support and appreciation for local community, parish and town councils which are the first tier of local government in England and Wales and play a vital role in our communities; notes with concern that whilst the vast majority of local councils are well run, there remain behavioural issues in a small minority of councils and by members of the public which involve bullying, intimidation and harassment of both councillors and their staff, as confirmed through a dedicated Civility and Respect project led by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC), One Voice Wales (OVW), county associations of local councils, and also highlighted by the Association of Local Council Clerks (ALCC); further notes with concern this is leading to councillors and staff leaving the sector and is creating difficulties in recruiting to those roles; and calls on the Government to re-visit its response to the Committee on Standards in Public Life report on local government ethical standards and introduce the report’s recommendations in full including tougher sanctions such as suspension for poorly behaving councillors.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

611 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Lord Brady of Altrincham

Rosie Cooper

Andrew Selous

Cat Smith

Helen Morgan

Subjects

Bullying Councillors Intimidation Harassment Parish and town councils

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk