Issue - meetings
Overview of Ethical Complaints
Meeting: 01/11/2021 - Standards Committee (Item 26)
26 Overview of Ethical Complaints 
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That the Committee notes the number and type
of complaints.
Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 for Overview of Ethical Complaints, item 26
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- Webcast for Overview of Ethical Complaints
Decision:
That the Committee notes the number and type of complaints.
Minutes:
The Monitoring Officer presented the regular report on the number of ethical complaints alleging a breach of the Code of Conduct which had been submitted to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW). He reported that since the last report in July 2021, 5 complaints had been received; 4 complaints had been resolved; and 1 remained outstanding. He commented on the nature and trend of the complaints. A list of the complaints in summary form received during 2019/20 was appended to the report.
Councillor Gladys Healey expressed concern that a number of complaints were made due to allegations of bullying. The Monitoring Officer acknowledged the point made and gave a brief overview of how the complaints were compiled. He commented that allegations of bullying were not evidence that bullying had actually taken place.
The recommendation was moved by Mark Morgan and seconded by Councillor Gladys Healey
RESOLVED:
That the Committee notes the number and type of complaints.