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Case no: LA/SA/662
Date case started: 13/Dec/07
Report to Commission: 18/Jan/08
Allegation against: Councillor Nan McFarlane
Nature of allegation: Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraph 2.1 (Key Principles).
Outcome: Decision that Councillor Nan McFarlane had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
Case no: LA/SA/637
Date case started: 18/Oct/07
Report to Commission: 20/Dec/07
Allegation against: Councillor Nan McFarlane
Nature of allegation: Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in paragraph 3.2 (Relationship with Council Employees) and paragraphs 2 and 20 of Annex C (Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees in Scottish Councils).
Outcome: Decision that Councillor Nan McFarlane had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
Case no: LA/SA/587
Date case started: 29/May/07
Report to Commission: 16/Aug/07
Allegation against: Councillors Peter Convery, Hywel Davies, Ian Fitzsimmons, Helen Moonie and Margaret Toner and former Councillors Paul Torrance, Robert Campbell, Alistair Kerr and Ian Stewart of South Ayrshire Council.
Nature of allegation: Contravention of the Councillors' Code of Conduct, and, in particular, the principles set out in paragraphs 1.1 and 1.5 of the Introduction to the Code of Conduct, the key principles of Duty, Objectivity, Accountability and Stewardship, Openness, Leadership and Respect all as set out in section 2 of the Code and section 7 – Taking Decisions on Individual Applications.
Outcome: Decision that Councillors Peter Convery, Hywel Davies, Ian Fitzsimmons, Helen Moonie and Margaret Toner and former Councillors Paul Torrance, Robert Campbell, Alistair Kerr and Ian Stewart of South Ayrshire Council had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
Case no: LA/SA/540
Date case started: 14/Feb/07
Report to Commission: 31/May/07
Allegation against: Councillors Peter Convery, Ian Fitzsimmons, Margaret Toner, Hywel Davies and former Councillor Alistair Kerr.
Nature of allegation: Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct, particularly key principles of Duty, Accountability and Stewardship, and Honesty set out in section 2 of the Code; paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2, 3.3, 3.15, and 3.16 set out in section 3 General Conduct; paragraphs 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9 and 7.10 of section 7 Taking Decisions on Individual Applications, and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Annex C Protocol for Relations between Councillors and Employees.
Outcome: Decision that Councillors Peter Convery, Ian Fitzsimmons, Margaret Toner, Hywel Davies and former Councillor Alistair Kerr had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
Case no: LA/SA/531
Date case started: 11/Jan/07
Allegation against: Councillors Alistair Kerr, William McIntosh, Peter Convery, Margaret Toner, Hugh Hunter, Pamela Paterson, Gibson T MacDonald, Winifred Sloan, Mary Kilpatrick, Cherry Young, Robin Reid, Arthur Spurling, Hywel Davies, Anthony Lewis and Ian Fitzsimmons.
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 Councillors Alistair Kerr, William McIntosh, Peter Convery, Margaret Toner, Hugh Hunter, Pamela Paterson, Gibson T MacDonald, Winifred Sloan, Mary Kilpatrick, Cherry Young, Robin Reid, Arthur Spurling, Hywel Davies, Anthony Lewis and Ian Fitzsimmons had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
Case no: LA/SA/478
Date case started: 25/Aug/06
Report to Commission: 08/Jun/07
Allegation against: Councillor David Duncan
Nature of allegation: Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 3 (Relationship with Council Employees).
Outcome:

The Chief Investigating Officer reported to the Standards Commission he had concluded that Councillor Duncan had contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.

The Commission's decision on this case can be read by clicking here.

Case no: LA/SA/436
Date case started: 22/Jun/06
Report to Commission: 19/Dec/06
Allegation against: Councillor Gordon McKenzie
Nature of allegation: Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 3 on Gifts and Hospitality and Respect; section 4 on Registration of Interests and section 7 on Taking Decisions on Individual Applications.
Outcome: Decision that Councillor Gordon McKenzie had not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct.
Case no: LA/SA/14
Date case started: 15/Oct/03
Report to Commission: 27/Feb/04
Allegation against: Councillor Gordon McKenzie
Nature of allegation: Breach of the provisions in the Councillors' Code of Conduct set out in section 2 on Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity and Honesty and also section 3.6 to 3.13 on Gifts and Hospitality.
Outcome: Decision that Councillor McKenzie has not contravened the Councillors' Code of Conduct in terms of this complaint.
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