Committee on Standards in Public Life: Local government ethical standards: report
R19-21
Published January 2019
Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.
Recommendation (the Committee's words)
Section 28(11) of the Localism Act 2011 should be amended to state that any sanction imposed on a parish councillor following the finding of a breach is to be determined by the relevant principal authority.
From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, Local government ethical standards: report, January 2019
Government response
Government response (the government's words)
The government has no current plans to repeal Section 28 (11) of the Localism Act 2011 but will give this matter further consideration.
From: HM Government. Source document ↗