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| Case no: |
LA/E/918 |
| Date case started: |
02/Dec/09 |
| Report to Commission: |
03/Mar/10 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Stephen Hawkins |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors’ Code of Conduct set out in paragraphs 5.1, 5.3, 5.4, 5.10, 5.15, 5.18, 7.2, 7.3, 7.8 and 7.9. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Stephen Hawkins had not contravened the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.
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| Case no: |
LA/E/824 |
| Date case started: |
18/Mar/09 |
| Report to Commission: |
21/Jul/09 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Cameron Day |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in
paragraphs 4.2 (Registration of Interests) and 4.18 and 4.19 (Category Five: Houses, Land and Buildings) |
| Outcome: |
Reported to the Commission that the Chief Investigating Officer
had concluded that Councillor Cameron Day had contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct but that, in the circumstances, had recommended no
further action be taken against Councillor Day.
The Commission agreed to take no further action on this case.
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| Case no: |
LA/E/753 |
| Date case started: |
08/Jul/08 |
| Report to Commission: |
31/Dec/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Marilyne MacLaren |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, and Stewardship, Openness, Honesty, Leadership and Respect . |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Marilyne MacLaren had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/672 |
| Date case started: |
21/Dec/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
21/May/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Ian Perry |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 4 on Registration of Interests. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Ian Perry had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/643,644,645,646 |
| Date case started: |
07/Nov/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
06/Mar/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Jim Lowrie |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in paragraph 7.10 on Impartiality in relation to Dealing
with Planning Applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Jim Lowrie had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/544 & 545 |
| Date case started: |
07/Feb/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
23/Mar/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Trevor Davies |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraphs 3.8, 3.9, 3.13 (Gifts and Hospitality) and paragraph 7.3 (Dealing with Planning Applications) |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Trevor Davies had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/536 |
| Date case started: |
16/Jan/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
23/Mar/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Donald Anderson |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out insection 3 on the Use of Council Facilities. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Donald Anderson had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/505 |
| Date case started: |
30/Oct/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Feb/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Shami Khan |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the key principles of the Code which deal with Integrity and Respect as set out in section 2, and Declaration of Interests as set out in section 5. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Shami Khan had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/376, LA/Fi/376, LA/PK/376
and LA/WL/376 |
| Date case started: |
23/Jan/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
30/Mar/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Andrew Burns, Ian Murray, Lawrence Marshall and George
Grubb of the City of Edinburgh Council; Councillors John Cameron,
Alice McGarry, Mike Rumney and Antony Martin of Fife Council; Councillor
Robert Scott of Perth and Kinross Council, and Councillor David King
of West Lothian Council ("the respondents"). The respondents are
also members of the Forth Estuary Transport Authority (FETA). |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 1 relating to Guidance on the Code,
section 2 relating to the Key Principles, section
4 relating to Registration of Interests and section
5 relating to Declaration of Interest. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the respondents named above had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/370 |
| Date case started: |
06/Dec/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
02/Mar/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Ian Perry |
| 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 Ian Perry has not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/201 |
| Date case started: |
06/May/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
14/Jul/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Liz O'Malley |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions of paragraph 7.8 of the Councillors' Code
of Conduct, relating to Taking Decisions on Individual Application. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Liz O'Malley had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/177 |
| Date case started: |
16/Mar/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
25/Aug/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Maureen Child |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in paragraph 3.17 relating to the Use of Council Facilities. |
| Outcome: |
The Chief Investigating Officer reported to the Standards Commission
he had concluded that Councillor Maureen Child had contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct.
The Commission's decision on this case can be
read by clicking here. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/102 |
| Date case started: |
24/Sep/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
21/Jan/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Eric Milligan |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Leadership and paragraph 3.13
on Hospitality. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Eric Milligan had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/61&62 |
| Date case started: |
N/A |
| Report to Commission: |
N/A |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Ian Perry and Councillor Jack O'Donnell |
| Nature of allegation: |
As no specific breach of a provision in the Councillors Code of
Conduct was alleged the complaint was investigated against the background
of the first key principle of the Code namely, duty. |
| Outcome: |
It was decided that there was no evidence that any of the actings
of the respondents amounted to or could have amounted to a breach
or breaches of the Councillors Code of Conduct in relation to this
complaint. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/40, 41, 49, 55 |
| Date case started: |
24/Feb/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
19/May/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Rev Ewan Aitken, Donald Anderson, Andrew Burns, Robert
Cairns, Maureen M Child, Jennifer Dawe, Edward Fallon, Sheila Gilmore,
Ricky Henderson, Douglas Kerr, John Longstaff, James Lowrie, Kate
McKenzie, Brian Meek, Ian Perry, Frank Russell, Kingsley Thomas and
Donald Wilson. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions of the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in Section 2 on Duty, Accountability and Stewardship,
Openness, Honesty and Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the Councillors named above had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/E/32 |
| Date case started: |
16/Jan/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
11/Jun/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Jack O'Donnell |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct, set
out in section 2 on Openness and Honesty,
section 4.21 on failure to register and/or declare non-financial
interests and sections 5.9 to 5.13 on declaring
non-financial interests, section 3.7 and 3.13 on gifts
and hospitality and paragraph 17 of the Standards Commission
Local Government Guidance Note dated 31 March 2003 on gifts
and hospitality. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Jack O'Donnell has not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
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