Issue - meetings
Overview of Ethical Complaints
Meeting: 29/04/2019 - Standards Committee (Item 71)
71 Overview of Ethical Complaints 
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That the Committee notes the number and type
of complaints.
Additional documents:
Decision:
That the number and types of complaints be noted.
Minutes:
The Monitoring Officer introduced the Overview of Ethical Complaints report which provided a running total of the 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. No complaints had been received since the last report. Four complaints had been resolved since the last report and were subject of a separate report.
A significant number of complaints had been submitted in relation to one Town Council; one was from a member of the public and the investigation was still underway. It was not appropriate to comment on that case whilst the investigation was ongoing.
In response to a question from Julia Hughes, the Monitoring Officer said the Ombudsman did not provide updates as to when ongoing cases were likely to be resolved. Rob Dewey expressed his concern that over two thirds of the complaints related to bullying.
RESOLVED:
That the number and types of complaints be noted.