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| Case no: |
LA/AB/841 |
| Date case started: |
09/Mar/09 |
| Report to Commission: |
06/Jun/09 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Bruce Marshall. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors’ Code of Conduct set out in section 2 relating to the key principles of Duty, Objectivity, Accountability and Stewardship, Openess, Honesty and Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Bruce Marshall had not contravened the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/787 |
| Date case started: |
09/Oct/08 |
| Report to Commission: |
12/Mar/09 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Donald MacMillan, Rory Colville, Robin Currie, Alison Hay, Anne Horn, Donald Kelly, John McAlpine, Douglas Philand, and John Semple. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors’ Code of Conduct set out in section 7 on Dealing with Planning Applications, and the key principles of Duty, Accountability and Stewardship, Openness, and Leadership set out in section 2. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Donald MacMillan, Rory Colville, Robin Currie, Alison Hay, Anne Horn, Donald Kelly, John McAlpine, Douglas Philand, and John Semple had not contravened the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/571 |
| Date case started: |
09/May/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
17/Jul/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Bruce Marshall |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out insection 2 on Accountability and Stewardship, Openness and Honesty, paragraph 5.13 (The Interests of Other Persons), paragraphs 5.17 and 5.18 (Effect of Declaration) and paragraphs 7.2, 7.7 and 7.11 (Dealing with Planning Applications). |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Bruce Marshall had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/420 |
| Date case started: |
18/Apr/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
17/Jul/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor John McAlpine |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct
set out in section 2 on Respect. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor John McAlpine had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/402 |
| Date case started: |
22/Feb/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Apr/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Bruce Marshall |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in paragraph 3.15 Confidentiality Requirements,
paragraph 7.1 Taking Decisions on Individual Applications and
paragraph 7.3 Dealing with Planning Applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Bruce Marshall had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/342 |
| Date case started: |
27/Sep/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
11/Nov/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Allan Macaskill |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Respect. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Allan Macaskill had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/282 |
| Date case started: |
29/Jul/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
07/Dec/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Gordon McKinven |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions on Confidentiality set
out in section 3 of the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Gordon McKinven had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/210 |
| Date case started: |
10/Aug/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
03/Nov/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Robin Currie |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Robin Currie had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/192 |
| Date case started: |
09/Jun/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
01/Nov/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Alastair McKinlay, Alison Hay, Donald Kelly, John McAlpine,
Bruce Robertson, Donald MacMillan, Robin Currie and John Findlay |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 relating to Duty, Selflessness, Accountability
and Stewardship, Openness, Honesty and Leadership;
also other provisions of the Code of Conduct relating to Declaration
of Interests, Lobbying and Access to Councillors and Dealing
with Planning Applications as contained in paragraphs 5.1,
5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.10 and 7.11 of the Code. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the above named respondents had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/129 |
| Date case started: |
19/Nov/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
03/Feb/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor George Freeman |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 5 on Declaration of Interests. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor George Freeman had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/123 |
| Date case started: |
N/A |
| Report to Commission: |
N/A |
| Allegation against: |
Argyll and Bute Council |
| Nature of allegation: |
The allegation did not allege a contravention of the Councillors'
Code of Conduct by any particular Councillor but by the Council as
a whole. Instead the complainant raised concerns about a strategic
concordat with Scottish Power PLC which had been entered into by
Argyll and Bute Council. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the complaint did not competently aver a breach of
the Councillors' Code of Conduct by any Councillor, and accordingly
there has been no contravention of the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/21&22 |
| Date case started: |
21/Nov/03 |
| Report to Commission: |
20/Feb/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Allan Macaskill |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Allan Macaskill has not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/AB/18 |
| Date case started: |
31/Oct/03 |
| Report to Commission: |
25/Feb/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Dick Walsh |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Objectivity and Openness,
paragraphs 3.2 to 3.4 detailing the principles of good conduct and
Annex C which provides guidance to dealing with employment
issues. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Walsh has not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct in terms of this complaint. |
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