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Member Conduct Panel - Monday, 15 September 2025 2.00 pm

September 15, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

The Leicestershire County Council Member Conduct Panel met on 15 September 2025, at County Hall in Glenfield. The meeting's agenda included the election of a chairman, declarations of interest, and the exclusion of the press and public. The main item for discussion was complaints under the Members' Code of Conduct.

Complaints under the Members' Code of Conduct

The Panel was scheduled to consider complaints under the Members' Code of Conduct, as detailed in Part 5A of the Leicestershire County Council Constitution. This was listed as a matter for which the public would likely be excluded, in accordance with Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 19721. The Monitoring Officer prepared a report on this item, which spanned pages 3 to 164 of the Public Reports Pack.

By virtue of paragraph(s) 1, 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

The agenda included a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the consideration of complaints under the Members' Code of Conduct. This was to be done in accordance with Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Other items

The agenda also included:

  • The election of a chairman for the meeting.
  • Declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.

  1. The Local Government Act 1972 is a UK Act of Parliament that concerns the structure and functions of local government. Section 100(a) allows local authorities to exclude the public from meetings when confidential or exempt information is being discussed. 

Attendees

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Stuart Bray CC  Liberal Democrats
Profile image for David Page CC
David Page CC  Conservative
Profile image for Bill Piper CC
Bill Piper CC  Reform UK
Profile image for James Poland CC
James Poland CC  Conservative
Profile image for Dr Sarah Hill CC
Dr Sarah Hill CC  Liberal Democrats

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet Monday 15-Sep-2025 14.00 Member Conduct Panel.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Monday 15-Sep-2025 14.00 Member Conduct Panel.pdf