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The Commissioner has today published a revised version of The Guidance on the Code of Conduct for Councillors, a publication for councillors to help them better understand their obligations under the Code.

The Guidance, which was first produced in 2017, was developed with input from councillors and others to make it useful and relevant.

The latest version comes in advance of a more detailed review and re-launch of the publication later this year.

Councillor Wesley Irvine (Ards & North Down Borough Council) has been suspended for three months following an Adjudication Hearing held on 13 June.

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Alderman John Smyth (Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council) has been suspended from sitting on the council’s Planning Committee for three months following an Adjudication Hearing held on 15 June.

Councillor Padraig McShane (Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council) has been suspended for two months following an Adjudication Hearing held today (3 March).

Former Councillor Jolene Bunting has been disqualified from holding the office of councillor for 3 years following an Adjudication Hearing held today (8 February).

At an Adjudication Hearing held yesterday (28 November) former Councillor Ruth Wilson (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council) acknowledged that a comment she made on Facebook in 2018 was a breach of the Local Government Code of Conduct for Councillors.

Alderman John Carson (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council), has been suspended from his role as councillor for 3 months following an Adjudication Hearing held on 10 October.

Councillor Marc Collins (Mid and East Antrim Borough Council), has been suspended from his role as a councillor for 8 months following an Adjudication Hearing held on 24 June.

Former Councillor Declan Boyle (Belfast City Council) has been censured by the Local Government Commissioner for Standards after being found to have breached a number of parts of the Code of Conduct relating to declaration of interests.

We will be operating a reduced telephone service on the week beginning 20 December 2021. This will allow our senior case workers some additional time to clear their casework, as far as possible, before the Christmas closure.