The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Further Transitional and Supplementary Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009

Councillors’ conduct: allegations relating to members of predecessor councils

7.—(1) The dissolution of a predecessor council shall not affect a person’s right on or after the reorganisation date—

(a) to make an allegation in respect of the conduct before that date of a member of a predecessor council; or

(b) to request (under section 57B(2) of the 2000 Act) the review of a decision of a predecessor council under section 57A(2) of that Act that no action should be taken in respect of an allegation about the conduct of a member of that council.

(2) An allegation of the description in paragraph (1)(a) must be made in writing addressed to the predecessor council’s related single tier council at the address published by the single tier council in accordance with paragraph (1) of regulation 10 (written allegations).

(3) A request of the description in paragraph (1)(b)—

(a) must be made in writing addressed as mentioned in paragraph (2), and

(b) may not be made after 30 days beginning with the date of the predecessor council’s notice under section 57A(4).

(4) An allegation or request made in accordance with paragraph (2) or (3) must be considered by the related single tier council’s standards committee; and in relation to any step taken under the 2008 Regulations in connection with the allegation, references in those Regulations to an authority shall, so far as is required for giving effect to the Regulations, be taken to include references to the predecessor council.