Written question asked by Peter Luff (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 May 2003. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 May 2003 on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Question: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many complaints have been considered by the Standards Board for England against (a) parish or town councillors, (b) district councillors and (c) county councillors in Worcestershire; and how many of these complaints have been upheld. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Luff: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many complaints have been considered by the Standards Board for England against (a) parish or town councillors, (b) district councillors and (c) county councillors in Worcestershire; and how many of these complaints have been upheld. [112659] Mr. Leslie: For parish and town councillors in Worcestershire: 85 allegations have been received by the Standards Board, of which 37 have so far been passed for investigation. Of the 29 completed cases, nine have been passed to the Adjudication Panel. Hearings are yet to be held. For district councillors in Worcestershire: 42 allegations have been received by the Standards Board, of which 14 have so far been passed for investigation. Of the seven completed cases none has produced evidence of breaches of the code where action is considered necessary. For county councillors in Worcestershire: two allegations have been received by the Standards Board. None of these has so far been passed for investigation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 112659; 405 c174W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Complaints Codes of practice Councillors Conduct County councils District councils Local government Parish and town councils Worcestershire Standards Board for England
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk