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Principal authority is required to investigate and decide upon allegations of councillor's breach of a parish council's code of conduct under the Localism Act 2011 (High Court)
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Principal authority is required to investigate and decide upon allegations of councillor's breach of a parish council's code of conduct under the Localism Act 2011 (High Court)
On 21 December 2016, the High Court quashed a decision of a parish council to impose sanctions on the claimant councillor, and outlined the respective roles of parish councils and their principal authorities under the Localism Act 2011 standards and conduct regime (John Taylor v Honiton Town Council [2016] EWHC 3307 (Admin) (21 December 2016).).
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