Written Question · S2W-17763 · Session 2
What percentage of councillors in each local authority have been reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland since 2002.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of councillors in each local authority have been reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland since 2002.
The answer
The Councillors’ Code of Conduct came into force on 1 May 2003 and it is from that date the Standards Commission for Scotland and the Chief Investigating Officer began to carry out their statutory functions of investigating complaints submitted and holding hearings on alleged breaches of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. Between 1 May 2003 and 31 March 2005 (the latest date for which the information requested is available), the percentage of councillors in each local authority who have been reported to the Standards Commission for Scotland is as follows:
Local Authority
| Number of Councillors Reported
| Number of Councillors in Local Authority
| Percentage of Councillors Reported
Aberdeen City Council
| 2
| 43
| 5%
Aberdeenshire Council
| 4
| 68
| 6%
Angus Council
| 3
| 29
| 10%
Argyll and Bute Council
| 3
| 36
| 8%
City of Edinburgh Council
| 21
| 58
| 36%
City of Glasgow Council
| 29
| 79
| 37%
Clackmannanshire Council
| 13
| 18
| 72%
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/ Western Isles Council
| 1
| 31
| 3%
Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 10
| 47
| 21%
Dundee City Council
| 0
| 29
| 0%
East Ayrshire Council
| 0
| 32
| 0%
East Dunbartonshire Council
| 2
| 24
| 8%
East Lothian Council
| 4
| 23
| 17%
East Renfrewshire Council
| 2
| 20
| 10%
Falkirk Council
| 14
| 32
| 44%
Fife Council
| 4
| 78
| 5%
Highland Council
| 4
| 80
| 5%
Inverclyde Council
| 3
| 20
| 15%
Midlothian Council
| 5
Local Authority
| Number of Councillors Reported
| Number of Councillors in Local Authority
| Percentage of Councillors Reported
Aberdeen City Council
| 2
| 43
| 5%
Aberdeenshire Council
| 4
| 68
| 6%
Angus Council
| 3
| 29
| 10%
Argyll and Bute Council
| 3
| 36
| 8%
City of Edinburgh Council
| 21
| 58
| 36%
City of Glasgow Council
| 29
| 79
| 37%
Clackmannanshire Council
| 13
| 18
| 72%
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/ Western Isles Council
| 1
| 31
| 3%
Dumfries and Galloway Council
| 10
| 47
| 21%
Dundee City Council
| 0
| 29
| 0%
East Ayrshire Council
| 0
| 32
| 0%
East Dunbartonshire Council
| 2
| 24
| 8%
East Lothian Council
| 4
| 23
| 17%
East Renfrewshire Council
| 2
| 20
| 10%
Falkirk Council
| 14
| 32
| 44%
Fife Council
| 4
| 78
| 5%
Highland Council
| 4
| 80
| 5%
Inverclyde Council
| 3
| 20
| 15%
Midlothian Council
| 5
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17763 by reference.