Issue - meetings

That the number and type of complaints be noted.

The Monitoring Officer presented the report which provided a summary of the ethical complaints alleging a breach of the Code that had been submitted to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW).  In line with the Committee’s resolution, the complaints distinguished between different Councils and Councillors whilst still remaining anonymous.

The report provided an understanding of the number and types of complaints being made, and the outcome of consideration by the PSOW. The Monitoring Officer explained that the figures in the report were incorrect and should read; “since the last report in November 2020, 10 complaints had been received. Three complaints had been resolved since that report, and seven remained outstanding”.  As with previous reports one Council was experiencing the majority of complaints and the Monitoring Officer had recently engaged with the PSOW as an external facilitator in an attempt to improve the position within that Council.  A further update was available in that since the despatch of the agenda, six of those seven complaints had been resolved.

RESOLVED:

That the number and type of complaints be noted.