Complaining about a Councillor
Complaints that a councillor may have breached the code of conduct are the responsibility of the standards committees of local authorities.
What this means to you
If you wish to complain about the conduct of a member of the Lancaster City Council or a member of one of the parish or town councils within the council’s area, you must submit your complaint to:
The Monitoring Officer
Lancaster City Council,
Town Hall,
LANCASTER
LA1 1PJ
Your complaint will then be considered by the assessment sub-committee of the city council’s standards committee, which will be chaired by a person who is independent of the city council and the parish councils.
The assessment sub-committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a member. It will not deal with complaints about things that are not covered by the members’ code of conduct. If you make a complaint to the assessment sub-committee it must be about why you think a member has not followed the code of conduct.
The code of conduct is available in the right hand downloads menu.
The codes of conduct of the parish and town councils within the council's district are also available from the Monitoring Officer or from the clerk to the relevant parish or town council.
If you wish to make a complaint, you should complete the complaints form in the right hand downloads menu. Please read the accompanying guidance notes before filling in the form.
Standards Committee - Notification of findings
Please see the right hand downloads menu for findings of the Standards Committee.