Complaints against Members

The Standards Committee (England) Regulations came into force on 8 May 2008 and have transferred responsibility for receiving and considering complaints that Members may have breached the Code of Conduct from Standard for England to local authorities' Standards Committees.

The Regulations can be seen at:- www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/pdf/uksi_20081085_en.pdf

If you want to complain about the conduct of a member of Richmondshire District Council or a member of one of the Districts Town/Parish councils, you should submit your complaint to:

The Independent Chair of the Standards Committee
C/o Callum McKeon, Assistant Director (Resources) and Monitoring Officer
The Standards Committee
Richmondshire District Council
Swale House
Frenchgate
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL10 4JE

Your complaint will need to be in writing.

The Standards Committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a District Councillor or a Town/Parish Councillor. It will not deal with complaints about things that are not covered by the members' Code of Conduct. If you make a complaint to the Standards Committee it must be about why you think a member has not followed the Code of Conduct.

How your complaint will be dealt with

Local Assessment of Complaints Procedure

Determination Hearing Preparation Process and Hearing Procedure