Case Summary - West Felton Parish Council
| Case no. | SBE-05848-UDMR0 |
| Member(s): | Councillor Peter Brown |
| Date received: | 08 May 2009 |
Allegation:
The member failed to treat others with respect, bullied other people, and brought his office or authority into disrepute.
Standards Board outcome:
The ethical standards officer referred the matter to Shropshire Council’s standards committee
Case Summary
The complainants alleged that Councillor Peter Brown bullied the West Felton parish clerk through overbearing supervision, making threats or comments about job security, and undermined the clerk’s position by overloading him with queries and by constant criticism of his work. The complainants also alleged that Councillor Brown brought his office and the authority into disrepute by referring six councillors to the police and that he made untrue statements in a letter addressed to all councillors, the clerk and members of the public. They also alleged that Councillor Brown showed a lack of respect to others including in a note to a fellow member of the parish council. In addition, they alleged that Councillor Brown subjected the locum clerk to bullying and intimidation by sending him numerous letters, showing a lack of respect and common courtesy, continually challenged the locum clerk’s advice to the council by emails, and in council meetings, insinuated that the clerk lied to the council on two occasions, and that he added words to an official council notice without authorisation. The ethical standards officer did not consider that Councillor Brown failed to treat the locum clerk with respect or that he had bullied him contrary to paragraphs 3(1) and 3(2)(b) of the Code of Conduct. In relation to the other matters, the ethical standards officer referred them to the standards committee of Shropshire Council for determination. For more information on this case, please contact the monitoring officer of Shropshire Council at www.shropshire.gov.ukRelevant paragraphs of the Code of Conduct
Paragraphs 3(1), 3(2)(b) and 5 of the Code of Conduct.
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