Councillor Conduct
The Localism Act 2011 required all Local Authorities to adopt a
Code of Conduct setting out the standards of behaviour expected
from local Councillors.
Cheshire East Council adopted a new Code of Conduct on 19 July 2012
which is intended to ensure that all Councillors observe the
highest standards of behaviours when carrying out their duties.
New Code of Conduct
for Members (PDF, 110KB)
The Council’s Audit and Governance Committee is responsible for
considering any complaints that either a Cheshire East Borough
Councillor or a Town and Parish Councillor within the Cheshire East
area may have breached the relevant Code of Conduct. Each Town and
Parish Council must adopt a Code of Conduct. It may not be exactly
the same as the Cheshire East Code and you should contact your
Parish Clerk direct should you wish to view the code of conduct for
your Town and Parish
area.
Making a Complaint About the Conduct of a Councillor
(Member)
If you want to complain that a Councillor or co-opted Member of
Cheshire East Council or a Town or Parish Councillor in the
Cheshire East area may have failed to comply with the relevant Code
of Conduct, please make your complaint in writing by using the form
below and sending it to:
The Monitoring Officer
Cheshire East Council
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ
MonitoringOfficerCEC@cheshireeast.gov.uk
The matter will be considered by the Council’s Initial
Assessment Panel. Please note that the panel can only deal with
complaints about the behaviour of a Councillor and you must set out
clearly why you believe the Councillor has not followed the Code of
Conduct and which sections of the Code you feel have been breached.
Remember to check exactly what the Code for your Town and Parish
Council requires if your complaint concerns a Parish
Councillor.
The procedure for dealing with complaints
under the Code of Conduct and the assessment criteria against which
they are assessed are provided below:
Last updated August 2012.
