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| Case no: |
LA/Fi/965 |
| Date case started: |
25/Mar/10 |
| Report to Commission: |
17/Jun/10 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Peter Grant |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors’ Code of Conduct set out in section 2 on Duty. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Peter Grant had not contravened the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/733 and 738 |
| Date case started: |
01/Jul/08 |
| Report to Commission: |
29/Aug/08 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Tim Brett, David Cunningham, Peter Grant, Alistair Hunter, Susan Leslie, Carol Lindsay, David MacDiarmid, Elizabeth Riches, David Torrance and Marilyn Whitehead. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 2 on Duty, Integrity, Openness and Honesty. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Tim Brett, David Cunningham, Peter Grant, Alistair Hunter, Susan Leslie, Carol Lindsay, David MacDiarmid, Elizabeth Riches, David Torrance and Marilyn Whitehead had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/599 |
| Date case started: |
05/Jul/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
13/Sep/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor William Kay |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraphs 3.18 and 3.19 (Appointments to Partner Organisations), section 4 (Registration of Interests) and section 5 (Declaration of Interests) |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor William Kay had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/542 |
| Date case started: |
23/Mar/07 |
| Report to Commission: |
21/Sep/07 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Mike Rumney and former Councillor Anne McGovern. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in section 2 of the Councillors' Code of Conduct regarding the key principles of Objectivity, Accountability and Stewardship, Openness, Honesty, Leadership and Respect and paragraph 3.14 relating to Conduct in the Chamber. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Mike Rumney and Anne McGovern had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/467 |
| Date case started: |
25/Aug/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
03/Oct/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Kay Morrison |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 7 on Taking Decisions on individual applications
(Planning Applications). |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Kay Morrison had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/453, 458, 462, 463, 464, 465,
466 and 476 |
| Date case started: |
27/Jul/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
16/Oct/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillors Anne R McGovern, Margot Doig, William Brand, Pat Callaghan,
James Brennan, Henry T Blyth, Irene Connelly, Andrew Keddie, Agnes
J Smith, John Cameron, Alexander Sawers, Thomas Dair, Gordon Duff,
Drew Edward, Mike Rumney, William Kay, Kay Morrison, Fiona Purdon,
Catherine Latto, Theresa Gunn, Alan C Kenney, Andrew Brown, Robert
Young, Jim Philp, David C Arnott, James Connelly, Archibald Lowe,
Ron A Edwards, Fraser Ballantyne, George Allan, William Aitken, John
Mackenzie, John Simpson, Alexander M Thomson and Andrew Paterson. |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct in
relation to the Key Principles of Objectivity and Accountability
and Stewardship as set out in section 2, the requirements
in section 6 in relation to Lobbying and Access to Councillors,
and the provisions of section 7 on Taking Decisions on Individual
Applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillors Anne R McGovern, Margot Doig,
William Brand, Pat Callaghan, James Brennan, Henry T Blyth, Irene
Connelly, Andrew Keddie, Agnes J Smith, John Cameron, Alexander
Sawers, Thomas Dair, Gordon Duff, Drew Edward, Mike Rumney, William
Kay, Kay Morrison, Fiona Purdon, Catherine Latto, Theresa Gunn,
Alan C Kenney, Andrew Brown, Robert Young, Jim Philp, David C Arnott,
James Connelly, Archibald Lowe, Ron A Edwards, Fraser Ballantyne,
George Allan, William Aitken, John Mackenzie, John Simpson, Alexander
M Thomson and Andrew Paterson had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/394 |
| Date case started: |
19/Jan/06 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Apr/06 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Peter Grant |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the key principle of Leadership contained
in section 2.1 of the Code and provisions in section 3 of the Code
requiring councillors and employees to act with mutual courtesy and
respect. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Peter Grant 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/Fi/207 |
| Date case started: |
20/May/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
18/Aug/05 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Margaret Taylor |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty, Selflessness, Accountability and
Stewardship, Openness and Honesty, paragraph 3.3 Relationship
with Council Employees, section 5 Declaration of
Interests, section 6 Lobbying and Access to Councillors,
section 7 all paragraphs relating to Taking Decisions on
Individual Applications, except paragraphs 7.1, 7.4 and
7.6 and Annex C paragraph 6 on Office Bearers. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Margaret Taylor had not contravened the
Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/153 |
| Date case started: |
13/Jan/05 |
| Report to Commission: |
10/Jun/05 |
| Allegation against: |
A Councillor (deceased) |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in paragraphs 7.3, 7.10 and 7.11 relating to Taking Decisions
on Individual Applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the Councillor had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/127/HW |
| Date case started: |
13/Dec/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
11/Apr/05 |
| Allegation against: |
A Councillor (deceased) |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in paragraphs 7.9 and 7.10 in respect of conduct relating to planning
applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the Councillor had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/93 and LA/Fi/100 |
| Date case started: |
15/Jul/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
06/Dec/04 |
| Allegation against: |
A Councillor (deceased) |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty and Leadership. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that the Councillor had not contravened the Councillors'
Code of Conduct. |
| Case no: |
LA/Fi/79 |
| Date case started: |
27/May/04 |
| Report to Commission: |
28/Oct/2004 |
| Allegation against: |
Councillor Marilyn Whitehead |
| Nature of allegation: |
Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set
out in section 2 on Duty and Selflessness,
and section 7 on Taking Decisions on Planning Applications. |
| Outcome: |
Decision that Councillor Marilyn Whitehead had not contravened
the Councillors' Code of Conduct. |
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