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| Case no: |
LA/DG/696 |
| Date case started: |
01/Apr/08 |
| Report to Commission: |
15/Jul/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Graham Bell, Ian Carruthers, Gillian Dykes, Peter Duncan, Patsy Gilroy, Roger Grant, Jack Groom, Ivor Hyslop, Ian Lindsay, Graham Nicol and former Councillor Bruce Hodgson. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraphs 5.4, 5.15, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.8. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Graham Bell, Ian Carruthers, Gillian Dykes, Peter Duncan, Patsy Gilroy, Roger Grant, Jack Groom, Ivor Hyslop, Ian Lindsay, Graham Nicol and former Councillor Bruce Hodgson had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/689 |
| Date case started: |
18/Feb08 |
| Report to Commission: |
20/Mar/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Jane Maitland |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraphs 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 (Dealing with Planning Applications). |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Jane Maitland had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/538; LA/DG/539 |
| Date case started: |
14/Feb/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Patsy Gilroy |
| 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 Patsy Gilroy had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/481 |
| Date case started: |
17/Aug/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
31/Jan/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Ronald Nicholson |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraph 3.14 of section 3 relating to Conduct in the Chamber or in Committee. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Ronald Nicholson had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/450 |
| Date case started: |
16/Jun/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Sep/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors John Agnew, Grahame Forster, Robert Higgins, Sandra
McDowall, William Scobie and Thomas Sloan |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 7 on Dealing with Planning Applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors John Agnew, Grahame Forster, Robert Higgins,
Sandra McDowall, William Scobie and Thomas Sloan had not contravened
the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/416 |
| Date case started: |
06/Apr/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Sep/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor William Scobie and Councillor Thomas Sloan |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in the key principles which relate to Selflessness and
Honesty, section 4 of the Code which relates to Registration
of Interests and section 5 of the Code which relates to Declaration
of Interests. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor William Scobie and Councillor Thomas Sloan
had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/184 |
| Date case started: |
01/Apr/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
16/Sep/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor William Scobie, Councillor Graham Forster and Councillor
Thomas Sloan |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity,
Accountability and Stewardship, and Leadership;
also the rules relating to Confidentiality Requirements contained
in paragraph 3.15 of the Code. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor William Scobie, Councillor Grahame Forster
and Councillor Thomas Sloan had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/89 |
| Date case started: |
02/Sep/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
29/Dec/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Alfred Hannay |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 7 relating to conduct dealing with planning
applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Alfred Hannay had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/84 |
| Date case started: |
12/Oct/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
06/Jun/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Andrew Campbell, Robert Higgins, and Joan Mitchell |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Accountability and Stewardship and Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Andrew Campbell, Robert Higgins and Joan
Mitchell had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/73 |
| Date case started: |
23/Aug/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
11/Mar/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor William Nimmo |
| 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: |
Reported to the Commission that the Chief Investigating Officer
had concluded that Councillor William Nimmo had contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct but that, in the circumstances, had recommended no
further action be taken against Councillor Nimmo.
The Commission agreed to take no further action on this case. |
| Case no: |
LA/DG/35&36 |
| Date case started: |
05/Feb/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
03/Sep/04 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Thomas Sloan and George McBurnie |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Accountability and Stewardship, Objectivity and Leadership and
section 5 on Declaration of Interests. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Thomas Sloan and George McBurnie had
not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
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