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Date Received	Case Reference	Respondent(s)	Organisation Name	Code Section	Para(s)	Commission Action	Hearing Date & Time	Hearing Venue	Panel Decision	Sanction Applied
04/03/2013 Details of Alleged Breach	MA/Mi/1278	Councillor Lisa Beattie of Midlothian Council and Mr Colin Beattie MSP (former Councillor of Midlothian Council)	Midlothian Council	Section 4: Registration of Interests	4.1 4.3 4.10 4.18 4.19	Hold a Hearing	18/06/2013 - 9:30am - 20/06/2013 - 9:30am	Newbattle Abbey College, Newbattle Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian EH22 3LL
24/01/2013 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/H/1231	Cllr Kenneth MacLeod	Highland Council	Section 5: Declaration of Interests Section 7: Taking Decisions on Quasi-Judicial or Regulatory Applications (Councillors’ Code only)	5.3 5.6 7.15	Hold a Hearing	18/03/2013 - 9:30am - 11:30am	Townhouse, High Street, Inverness, IV2 1JJ	Breach	Censure
19/12/2012 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/Fa/1264	Cllr William F Buchanan	Falkirk Council	Section 3: General Conduct	3.16	Hold a Hearing	17/04/2013 - 9:30am	Best Western Park Hotel, Camelon Road, Falkirk FK1 5RY	Breach	Censure
14/12/2011 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/EL/1133 & 1138	Cllr Barry Turner	East Lothian Council	Section 7: Taking Decisions on Quasi-Judicial or Regulatory Applications (Councillors’ Code only)	7.1 7.3 7.10 7.11	Hold a Hearing	20/02/2012 - 9:30am	Maitlandfield House Hotel, 24 Sidegate, Haddington, EH41 4BZ	Breach	Suspension
08/09/2011 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/E/1098 & 1108	Cllr Elaine Morris	City of Edinburgh Council	Section 3: General Conduct	3.14 3.15	Hold a Hearing	22/11/2011 - 9:30am - 3:00pm	Best Western Edinburgh Capital Hotel, 187 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6UG	Breach	Censure
29/07/2011 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/G/1049	Cllr David Turner	Glasgow City Council	Section 2: Key Principles of the Code of Conduct Section 3: General Conduct	2.2 3.14	Hold a Hearing	01/12/2011 - 9:30am	Jurys Inn, 80 Jamaica Street, Glasgow, G1 4QC	Breach	Censure
06/05/2011 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/NL/961	Cllr Paul Delaney	North Lanarkshire Council	Section 3: General Conduct Annex C: Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees in Scottish Councils (Councillors’ Code only)	3.1 3.2 3.3 3.10 3.15 3.16 3.20 20	Hold a Hearing	28/09/2011 - 9:30am	North Lanarkshire Council, Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB	Breach	Suspension
30/03/2011 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/ER/1046C	Cllr Mary Montague	East Renfrewshire Council	Section 4: Registration of Interests	4.2 4.3 4.7 4.20	Hold a Hearing	06/06/2011 - 9:30am	The Busby Hotel, Field Road, Clarkston, Glasgow, G76 8RX	Breach	Censure
31/03/2010 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/SI/852	Cllr James Budge & Cllr Adam Doull	Shetland Islands Council	Section 5: Declaration of Interests	5.7 5.16	Hold a Hearing	08/07/2010 - 9:30am	The Shetland Hotel Holmsgarth Road Lerwick ZE1 OPW	Breach	Censure
12/11/2009 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/WL/814 - B	Cllr Jim Dickson		Section 3: General Conduct Section 7: Taking Decisions on Quasi-Judicial or Regulatory Applications (Councillors’ Code only) Annex C: Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees in Scottish Councils (Councillors’ Code only)		No Further Action
12/11/2009 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/WL/814 - A	Cllr Gordon Beurskens		Section 3: General Conduct Section 5: Declaration of Interests Section 7: Taking Decisions on Quasi-Judicial or Regulatory Applications (Councillors’ Code only) Annex C: Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees in Scottish Councils (Councillors’ Code only)		No Further Action
21/07/2009 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/R/843	Cllr Audrey Doig	Renfrewshire Council	Section 5: Declaration of Interests	5.6 5.15 5.16	Hold a Hearing	01/10/2009 - 9:30am	Glynhill Hotel, 169 Paisley Road, Renfrew, PA4 8XB	Breach	Censure
02/06/2009 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/EA/833	Cllr Helen Coffey	East Ayrshire Council	Section 4: Registration of Interests	4.2 4.3 4.20	Hold a Hearing	25/08/2009 - 9:30am	The Park Hotel Rugby Park Kilmarnock KA1 2DP	Breach	Censure
05/01/2009 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/WD/732, 736, 749	Cllr James Bollan	West Dunbartonshire Council	Section 2: Key Principles of the Code of Conduct Section 3: General Conduct Annex C: Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees in Scottish Councils (Councillors’ Code only)	2.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.14 3.20 20	Hold a Hearing	31/03/2009 - 9:30am	The Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre Beardmore Street Clydebank Glasgow G81 4SA	Breach	Suspension
23/10/2008 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/S/636, 712	Cllr Gerard O'Brien	Stirling Council	Section 3: General Conduct Section 7: Taking Decisions on Quasi-Judicial or Regulatory Applications (Councillors’ Code only) Annex C: Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees in Scottish Councils (Councillors’ Code only)	3.2 3.20 7.7 20	Hold a Hearing	24/02/2009 - 9:30am	The Royal Hotel and Lodge 55 Henderson Street Bridge of Allan FK9 4HG	Breach	Disqualification
25/07/2008 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/Mi/631,676,677	Cllr Alex Bennett Cllr Jack Aitchison	Midlothian Council	Section 5: Declaration of Interests	5.3 5.18	Hold a Hearing	08/10/2008 - 9:30am	Melville Castle Hotel Gilmerton Road Midlothian EH18 1AP	Breach	Suspension
02/05/2007 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/SI/490	Cllr Alexander Cluness	Shetland Islands Council	Section 4: Registration of Interests	4.1 4.2 4.3 4.10 4.20	Hold a Hearing	01/08/2007 - 9:30am	The Shetland Hotel Holmsgarth Road Lerwick ZE1 OPW	Breach	Censure
14/12/2006 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/G/471	Cllr John Mason	Glasgow City Council	Section 2: Key Principles of the Code of Conduct Section 3: General Conduct	2.2 3.14	Hold a Hearing	07/03/2007 - 9:30am	Menzies Glasgow Hotel 27 Washington Street Glasgow G3 8AZ	Breach	Suspension
14/12/2006 Details of Alleged Breach	LA/WD/425	Cllr James Bollan	West Dunbartonshire Council	Section 2: Key Principles of the Code of Conduct Section 3: General Conduct	2.2 3.2 3.4 3.20	Hold a Hearing	12/02/2007 - 9:30am	Best Western Conference Hotel Beardmore Street Clydebank Glasgow G81 4SA	Breach	Suspension
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