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| Case no: |
LA/WL/797 and 811 |
| Date case started: |
14/Nov/09 and 29/Dec/09 |
| Report to Commission: |
14/May/09 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Ellen Glass
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| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 2 Duty and Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Ellen Glass had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/726 |
| Date case started: |
15/Apr/08 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Jul/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Tom Kerr |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 2 on Leadership and Respect, and in section 3 on Conduct in the Chamber or in Committee. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Tom Kerr had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/514 |
| Date case started: |
14/Nov/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
25/Jan/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Audrey Gordon |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraph 3.17 on the Use of Council Facilities. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Audrey Gordon had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/506 |
| Date case started: |
18/Oct/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
08/Aug/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Jim Sibbald |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 5 (Declarations of Interest): |
| Outcome: |
The Chief Investigating Officer reported to the Standards Commission he had concluded that CouncillorSibbald had contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
The Commission's decision on this case can be read by clicking here. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/494 |
| Date case started: |
30/Sep/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
22/Jan/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Stuart Borrowman |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct
set out in paragraph 3.17 of section 3 on Use of Council Facilities. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Stuart Borrowman had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/448 and 449 |
| Date case started: |
30/Jun/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Sep/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Bert Gamble |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the key principles the Councillors' Code of Conduct and,
in particular, the key principles which relate to Duty, Integrity,
Openness, Honesty and Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Bert Gamble 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/WL/348, 349,
350, 354, 357, 358 and 373 |
| Date case started: |
11/Nov/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
23/Dec/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Duncan Maclean |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 and in Section 3, paragraph 3.1 (General
Conduct) paragraph 3.2 (Relationships with Council
Employees) and paragraph 3.14 (Conduct in the Chamber
or in Committee). |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Duncan Maclean had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/199 |
| Date case started: |
10/May/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
17/Nov/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Stuart Borrowman |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the Councillors' Code of Conduct, in particular the provisions
relating to Allowances set out in paragraph 3.5
of the Code. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Stuart Borrowman had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/191 |
| Date case started: |
20/Apr/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
18/Jul/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Stuart Borrowman |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Leadership, Selflessness, Openness and Accountability
and Stewardship |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Stuart Borrowman had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/172 |
| Date case started: |
23/Mar/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
23/Jul/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Joseph Thomas |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Objectivity, Openness, Honesty,
Leadership and Respect, and in paragraph
3.14 on Conduct in the Chamber or in Committee. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Joseph Thomas had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/144 |
| Date case started: |
20/Dec/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
20/Apr/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor David King |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Selflessness and Honesty. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor David King had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/105 |
| Date case started: |
23/Sep/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
22/Feb/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Joseph Thomas, James Sibbald, William Dunn, Thomas
Kerr, Duncan Maclean and Hugh Owens of West Lothian Council. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Selflessness, Objectivity, Accountability and Stewardship and Openness. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Joseph Thomas, James Sibbald, William
Dunn, Thomas Kerr, Duncan Maclean and Hugh Owens had not contravened
the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/80 |
| Date case started: |
10/Jun/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
05/Oct/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Joe Thomas and Councillor Willie Dunn |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 7 on taking decisions on individual applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Joe Thomas and Willie Dunn had not contravened
the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/WL/17 & 19 |
| Date case started: |
10/Nov/03 |
| Report to Commission: |
09/Feb/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Carol Bartholomew, William Russell, Willie Dunn, Graeme
Morrice, John McGinty, Cathy Muldoon, Wendy Mutch, Danny Logue, David
McGrouther, Bert Gamble, Bruce Ferrie, Neil Findlay, Hugh Owens and
Jim Swan. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of West Lothian Council's Standing Orders and therefore
a breach of section 1.5 of the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the respondents did not contravene the Councillors'
Code of Conduct in terms of these complaints. |
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