Your address and contact details will not usually be released unless necessary or to deal with your complaint.
People we will tell that you have made the complaint:
- the member(s) you are complaining about
- our monitoring officer
- the parish clerk (if applicable)
We will give them your name and a summary of your complaint, or full details where necessary or appropriate to be able to deal with the complaint.
Please explain what the councillor has done that you believe breaches the Code of Conduct.
If you're complaining about more than one councillor, clearly explain what each individual person has done that you believe breaches the Code.
It's important to include all the information you'd like to have taken into account when a decision is made about whether to take any action on your complaint - for example:
- be as specific as possible about what you're alleging the councillor said or did - for instance instead of saying they insulted you, you should state what it was they said
- give dates of the alleged instance, where possible - if you cannot give the exact date, it's important to give a general timeframe
- confirm if there were any witnesses to the alleged conduct and give their name and contact details, if possible
- tell us any relevant background information
In the interests of fairness and justice, we believe councillors who are complained about have a right to know who has made the complaint.
We also believe they have a right to be provided with a summary of the complaint.
We're unlikely to withhold your identity or complaint details unless you have good reason to believe you will suffer significantly by physical or mental detriment.
Requests for confidentiality or suppression of complaint details will not automatically be granted. We'll consider your request alongside the substance of your complaint and will let you know the decision.
If your request is not granted, we'll usually give you the option to withdraw your complaint. However, in certain exceptional circumstances where the matter complained about is very serious, we can proceed with an investigation or take other action and disclose your name, even if you have asked us not to.
GDPR (data protection)
You can find our privacy notices and information on how we process any information you give us on our GDPR (data protection) page
