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Councillor's code of conduct

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Every authority is required to adopt a Code of Conduct that sets out rules governing the behaviour of its members. All elected, co-opted and independent members of local authorities, including parish councils, fire, police and National Parks authorities, are covered by the Code.

The Code of Conduct covers areas of individual behaviour such as members not abusing their position or not misusing their authority's resources. In addition there are rules governing disclosure of interest and withdrawal from meetings where members have relevant interests. Members are also required to record on the public register their financial and other interests.

Salisbury District Council's Code of Conduct forms part of the Constitution that can be found on this site.

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Write to, phone or email us using the address and numbers below if you have any queries concerning the Code of Conduct.

If you are worried about a councillor's conduct, contact the council's Monitoring Officer at the address given below.

If you wish to complain about the conduct of a member of the council or a parish or town council within the Salisbury district, please use the complaints form, which can be sent by post or e-mail to the Monitoring Officer at the address below. Before submitting a complaint, please read the leaflet, Information for potential complainants 39kb.

When a complaint has been received, it will be considered by the Assessment Sub-Committee against a set of assessment criteria 40kb agreed by the Standards Committee

You can find out more about the procedure for complaints about councillors from the Standards Board for England.

Recent determinations

On 22 September the Standards Committee held a hearing into allegations that Councillor Pauline Story of Fovant Parish Council had failed to comply with the parish council's code of conduct. A summary of the decision can be found below:

Standards Committee determination - Councillor Story 35kb

On 29 September the Standards Committee held a hearing into allegations that Councillor Geoffrey Lowndes of Pitton & Farley Parish Council had failed to comply with the parish council's code of conduct. A summary of the decision can be found below: