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Written Question · S2W-17762 · Session 2

How many councillors have been reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland since 2002, broken down by local authority.

Answered Asked by Margaret Ewing SNP Lodged 7 Jul 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many councillors have been reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland since 2002, broken down by local authority.

The answer

Answered by George Lyon on 22 Jul 2005 · 15 days after it was lodged, on time

The Councillors’ Code of Conductcame into force on 1 May 2003 and it is from that date the Standards Commission forScotland and the Chief Investigating Officer began to carry out their statutory functionsof investigating complaints submitted and holding hearings on alleged breaches of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. Between 1 May 2003 and31 March 2005 (the latest date for which the information requestedis available), 201 councillors have been reported to the Chief Investigating Officer.The breakdown by local authority is as follows:
Local Authority
| Number of Councillors Reported

Aberdeen City Council
| 2

Aberdeenshire Council
| 4

Angus Council
| 3

Argyll and Bute Council
| 3

City of Edinburgh Council
| 21

City of Glasgow Council
| 29

Clackmannanshire Council
| 13

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/ Western Isles Council
| 1

Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 10

Dundee City Council
| 0

East Ayrshire Council
| 0

East Dunbartonshire Council
| 2

East Lothian Council
| 4

East Renfrewshire Council
| 2

Falkirk Council
| 14

Fife Council
| 4

Highland Council
| 4

Inverclyde Council
| 3

Midlothian Council
| 5

Moray Council
| 7

North Ayrshire Council
| 4

North Lanarkshire Council
| 4

Orkney Islands Council
| 3

Perth and Kinross Council
| 5

Renfrewshire Council
| 14

Scottish Borders Council
| 3

Shetland Islands Council
| 3

South Ayrshire Council
| 2

South Lanarkshire Council
| 5

Stirling Council
| 2

West Dunbartonshire Council
| 5

West Lothian Council
| 20

Total
| 201

In the Official Report

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