Issue - meetings

(a)       That the number and type of complaints be noted; and

(b)       That future reports include a timeline.

The Monitoring Officer presented the Overview of Ethical Complaints report which provided a running total of complaints alleging a breach of the Code that had been submitted to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales.  The complaints distinguished between different Councils and Councillors whilst remaining anonymous. 

There had been a significant number of complaints submitted relating to one Town Council since the previous report.  Of these, one complaint had been submitted by a member of the pubic, which the Ombudsman had decided to investigate.

In response to a question from Julia Hughes the Monitoring Officer explained that a timeline could be added to the data in future reports.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the number and type of complaints be noted; and

(b)       That future reports include a timeline.