Complaint about the conduct of a councillor

All Caerphilly county borough councillors are bound by the Code of Conduct for Members.

Code of Conduct for Members (PDF 110KB)

Concerns about a councillor’s behaviour or queries regarding the complaints process outlined below may be raised with the council’s Monitoring Officer in the first instance. The contact details are as follows:

Mr Robert Tranter
Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer
Penallta House
Tredomen Park
Ystrad Mynach Hengoed
CF82 7PG
Email: trantrj@caerphilly.gov.uk
Telephone: 01443 863393

If you want to make a formal complaint that a councillor may have breached the Code of Conduct, this must be addressed to the:

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
1 Ffordd yr Hen Gae
Pencoed
Bridgend
CF35 5LJ
Website: www.ombudsman-wales.org.uk
Email: ask@ombudsman-wales.org.uk

The Ombudsman’s web site contains explanations on the standards of behaviour expected by the Code and the basis on which the Ombudsman decides whether or not to investigate a complaint.