I am requesting information on your council’s Code of Conduct investigations into councillors, for the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 (taking the financial year from 1 April to 31 March.)

1. Published Reports or Online Links - Please provide the URLs or copies of any annual or quarterly reports published on your website that summarise Code of Conduct complaints, outcomes, and investigations for the above years.
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s65962/Standards%20Committee%20annual%20report%202022-23.pdf
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71970/6.a%20Standards%20Ctte%20-%20Annual%20Report%20-%202023-24.pdf
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s78073/Enc.%201%20for%20Standards%20Committee%20Annual%20Report%20202425.pdf
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s65314/Update%20on%20Complaints.pdf
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s71707/Update%20on%20Councillor%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20Complaints.pdf
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s77676/Standards%20Committee%2011-03-25%20-%20Update%20on%20Complaints.pdf

2. Case-Level Investigation Data - For each individual complaint that was formally investigated (not just referred or dismissed at initial filter stage), please provide this data in a spreadsheet or CSV, one row per case:
• Financial Year
• Investigator Type
• Total Cost of case (£)
• Hours Charged in the case
• Outcome Type
• Investigator Type should be one of:
o Internal officer (e.g. MO/DMO)
o Reciprocal arrangement with another Council
o Independent freelancer
o Specialist agency (e.g. Hoey Ainscough)
o Law firm or solicitor (e.g. VWV, Wilkin Chapman Rollits, etc.)
o Other (please specify)
• Outcome Codes
Please include a basic outcome classification, such as:
o no breach
o informal resolution
o breach found
o referred to full Standards Committee, etc.

2022/23
WBC 6
Letter circulated to residents in run up to May 2022 election
Breach – Decision Notice Published
Investigation by external independent freelancer - £2,350
Internal officer – 67 hours - £5,700

2023/24
WBC 6
Inappropriate language in informal meeting
Breach – Decision Notice Published
Investigation by internal officer – 32 hours - £3,250

WBC 17
Non-declaration of interest at Planning Committee
Breach - Standards Hearing 15.9.25
Investigation by internal officer – to date 55 hours - £4,200

WBC 18
Non-declaration of interest at Planning Committee
Breach – Decision Notice Published
Investigation by internal officer – 48 hours - £3,370

2024/25
No investigations