Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 102 (Feb)
Neutral Citation: [2009] EWHC 72 (Admin)
Court: Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court
Judge:

Charles J
Representation The claimant appeared in person.
  Samantha Broadfoot (instructed by the Solicitors for the Standards Board for England) for the Ethical Standards Officer.
Judgment Dates: 10 February 2009

Catchwords

Local government - Councillor - Conduct - Councillor entering complainant's property to make video about condition of building - Councillor uploading video onto internet - Whether claimant acting in his 'official capacity' at material time - Whether councillor breaching code - Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001, .

The Case

Local government Councillor. The Queen's Bench Division, Administrative Court, upheld a decision that the claimant councillor had breached para2(b) of Sch1 to the Local Authorities (Model Code of Conduct) (England) Order 2001 (), but remitted the issue of his sanction on the basis that the Adjudication Panel for England had been procedurally unfair in removing a condition of the sanction which would have enabled the claimant to avoid suspension for one month.

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