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Standards Sub-Committee - Thursday, 7th May, 2026 10.00 am

May 7, 2026 at 10:00 am Standards Sub-Committee View on council website

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The Standards Sub-Committee of Shropshire Council met on Thursday 7 May 2026 to consider two code of conduct complaints. One complaint was referred for further investigation, while the other was deferred pending the gathering of more information.

Code of Conduct Complaint

The committee considered a report detailing a code of conduct complaint. Following their review, the members resolved to refer the complaint to the Monitoring Officer for further investigation.

Code of Conduct Complaint

A second code of conduct complaint was presented to the committee. After reviewing the report, members requested that the Monitoring Officer seek additional information from the relevant Councillor. Consequently, the committee resolved to defer consideration of this complaint until further details could be obtained. The meeting reconvened on 14 May to consider the additional information, at which point the complaint was again referred to the Monitoring Officer for further investigation.

Attendees

Profile image for Beverley Waite
Beverley Waite Liberal Democrats Ludlow East
Profile image for Dan Thomas
Dan Thomas Group Leader - Conservative Group. Chair - Standards Committee Conservative Much Wenlock
Profile image for Rachel Connolly
Rachel Connolly Green and Progressive Independent Bridgnorth West and Tasley

Topics

Monitoring Officer Shropshire Council code of conduct

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 07th-May-2026 10.00 Standards Sub-Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 07th-May-2026 10.00 Standards Sub-Committee.pdf

Minutes

Minutes of Previous Meeting.pdf

Additional Documents

To Follow - Further Response from Councillor 07th-May-2026 10.00 Standards Sub-Committee.pdf
Minutes of Previous Meeting.pdf