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Making a complaint about the conduct of a councillor

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Changes to the complaints procedure

From 8 May 2008 the responsibility for considering complaints that a councillor may have breached the Code of Conduct moved to the standards committees of local authorities.

The Code of Conduct sets out the rules governing the behaviour of councillors in local authorities across the country and is included in Part 5 of the Council's Constitution.

What this means to you

Complaints about the conduct of a Suffolk Coastal district councillor or a councillor from one of our parish or town councils, must now be submitted in writing to:

Chairman of the Assessment Sub-Committee,
The Standards Committee,
Suffolk Coastal District Council,
Melton Hill,
Woodbridge IP12 1AU.

Fax: 01394 385100
Email: committee.section@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk

Complaints against County Councillors need to be made to that authority’s Standards Committee.

How to get a complaints form

You can download or print off a complaints form by following the links below:

Printable form (new window PDF 54KB) for completion by hand that can be submitted by fax or post on completion.

Electronic form (new window Word 117KB) that can be submitted by email, fax or post on completion.

Follow this link for help with opening and downloading Word and PDF files.

Complaint forms are also available at the Council’s main reception desk.

What happens next?

The assessment sub-committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a councillor. It will not deal with complaints about things that are not covered by the Code of Conduct. Any complaints must be clear as to why the complainant thinks that a councillor has not followed the Code of Conduct.

An initial assessment of the complaint will be made within 20 working days of receipt. If the decision is to take no further action, complainants will have the right to ask for that initial decision to be reviewed.

Follow this link for information about Suffolk Coastal's Standards Committee.

For further information, or to discuss these changes, please contact the Council’s Monitoring Officer, Hilary Slater, on 01394 444336 or email to hilary.slater@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk.

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