The Council and many of the district's town and parish
councils have adopted the national Code of Conduct issued by
the Government in April 2007. 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.
In May 2008 the responsibility for considering complaints that a
councillor may have breached the Code of Conduct was moved to the
standards committees of local authorities.
Complaints about the conduct of a Suffolk Coastal district
councillor or a councillor from one of the district's parish
or town councils should be submitted 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 (new
window) should be made to Suffolk County Council's
Standards Committee.
Complaints forms
You can download or print off a complaints form by following the
links below. Complaint forms are also available at the Council’s
main reception desk.
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.
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 please contact the Council’s Monitoring
Officer, Hilary Slater, on 01394 444336 or email
to
hilary.slater@suffolkcoastal.gov.uk.