Councillors Code of Conduct

Complaints about Breaches of the Councillors' Code of Conduct

With effect from 8 May 2008, responsibility for considering complaints that a Member of Bedford Borough Council or a Member of any of the Town or Parish Councils in the Borough area have breached their Council’s Code of Conduct, has been transferred from the Standards Board for England to Bedford Borough Council’s Standards Committee.

The Standards Committee can only deal with complaints about the behaviour of a member. It cannot deal with complaints that are about incidents or actions that are not covered by the Code of Conduct, a fault in the way in which the Borough or a Parish Council has or has not done something, the way in which it conducts or records its meetings, or complaints about Council employees or contractors.

You can find out what the Codes of Conduct for Borough and Town and Parish Councillors cover by clicking on the following links:

Code of Conduct for Bedford Borough Councillors
Model Code of Conduct for Town and Parish Councillors

Further information about how to make a complaint and how we will deal with it can be found in our leaflet which can be obtained by clicking here.

The Standards Committee can only consider complaints that are submitted in writing. You can obtain a copy of our Code of Conduct complaint form by clicking here.

You can find out more about the work of the Standards Committee and who its Members are by clicking here