Decision details

Further to a referral from the Standards Assessment Sub-Committee in July 2008, the Committee received, for information only, the final report of the Standards Board for England's Ethical Standards Officer on the outcome of the investigation into an allegation that Councillor Roger Hollingworth had breached both the Alvechurch Parish Council and Bromsgrove District Council Codes of Conduct.  It was the finding of the Ethical Standards Officer that there was no evidence of any failure by Councillor Hollingworth to comply with either of the Codes of Conduct in question.

A copy of the Ethical Standards Officer's final report, which was confidential as it contained exempt information in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and & 7A of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, appeared later in the agenda, with a copy of the Standards Board's public case summary of the report appearing in the open part of the agenda.

RESOLVED that the Standards Board for England's Ethical Standards Officer's finding of no breach in relation to the allegations against Councillor Hollingworth be noted.