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Member Conduct Panel - Monday, 17 November 2025 10.00 am

November 17, 2025 Member Conduct Panel View on council website

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The Member Conduct Panel of Leicestershire County Council met on Monday 17 November 2025. The agenda for the meeting included the election of a chair, declarations of interest, and the exclusion of the press and public. The panel was also scheduled to discuss 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, which is part 5A of the Leicestershire County Council Constitution. According to the agenda frontsheet, the Monitoring Officer1 prepared a report on this matter, which spanned pages 3-194 of the Public reports pack.

The agenda indicated that the public would likely be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of this item, in accordance with Section 100(a) of the Local Government Act 19722. The reports pack notes that the document is restricted by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 10 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Other items

The agenda for the meeting also included:

  • The election of a chairman for the meeting.
  • Declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.
  • Exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

  1. A Monitoring Officer is a statutory position that all local authorities are required to have. They are responsible for ensuring that the council acts lawfully and fairly. 

  2. The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament that sets out the powers and responsibilities of local authorities in England and Wales. Section 100(a) allows local authorities to exclude the public from meetings in certain circumstances. 

Attendees

Profile image for Dr Sarah Hill
Dr Sarah Hill Liberal Democrats Market Harborough East
Profile image for Andrew Innes
Andrew Innes Reform UK Melton East
Profile image for Phil King
Phil King Conservative Gartree
Profile image for Cllr. David Page
Cllr. David Page Conservative Market Harborough West & Foxton
Profile image for Bill Piper
Bill Piper Reform UK Broughton Astley

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet Monday 17-Nov-2025 10.00 Member Conduct Panel.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Monday 17-Nov-2025 10.00 Member Conduct Panel.pdf