Code of Conduct Cases
Complaint decisions published by Cornwall Council's Monitoring Officer. Cases are extracted from official decision documents using AI.
| Reference | Councillor | Type | Summary | Outcome | Date▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCN028 & 29 25 26 Frost | Leigh Frost | Other | The complainant alleged that Reform UK was excluded from key council posts despi… | No breach | 23 May 2025 |
| CCN028 & 29 25 26 Paynter | Adam Paynter | Other | The complainant alleged that Reform UK was excluded from key council posts despi… | No breach | 23 May 2025 |
| CCN0126 24 25 | Dick Cole | Bullying | The complainant alleged that Councillor R Cole failed to respond to communicatio… | No breach | 07 May 2025 |
| CCN111 24 25 | Dick Cole | Bullying | The complainant alleged that Councillor Cole bullied, harassed, intimidated and … | Dismissed | 06 Mar 2025 |
| CCN097 24 25 | Ian Wilson | Breach of confidentiality | Councillor T Widdon was accused of breaching confidentiality by forwarding an em… | No breach | 15 Jan 2025 |
| CCN098 24 25 | Loveday Jenkin | Disrepute | The complainants alleged that Councillor L Jenkin liked a social‑media post cont… | No breach | 17 Dec 2024 |
| CCN089 24 25 | Pauline Giles | Disrepute | The complainant alleged that Councillor P Wills covered up the Newquay Airport '… | Dismissed | 11 Dec 2024 |
| CCN080 24 25 | John Martin | Failure to declare interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor C Martin failed to correctly register hi… | Dismissed | 19 Nov 2024 |
| CCN067 24 25 | Andrew Long | Other | The complainant alleged that Councillor O Monk failed to respond to corresponden… | No breach | 24 Sept 2024 |
| CCN055 24 25 | Bruce Craze | Other | The complainant alleged that Cllr J Cruse wrote a Lanivet newsletter article on … | No breach | 16 Aug 2024 |
| CCN096 23 24 | Dulcie Tudor | Disrepute | The Standards Committee censured Councillor D Tudor for failing to comply with t… | Upheld | 25 Apr 2024 |
| CCN158 23 24 | Andrew Long | Other | The complainant alleged the subject member failed to respond to her emails and r… | No breach | 20 Feb 2024 |
| CCN112 23 24 | Jim McKenna | Conflicts of interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor Jim McKenna improperly interfered with p… | No breach | 10 Jan 2024 |
| CCN121 23 24 | Bruce Craze | Conflicts of interest | The complainant alleged that a council member involved in a retrospective planni… | No breach | 21 Dec 2023 |
| CCN041 23 24 | Sean Smith | Failure to declare interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor J Smith failed to declare an interest in… | No breach | 11 Jul 2023 |
| CCN033 23 24 | Tim Dwelly | Other | The complainant alleged that Councillor T Dwelly ignored a petition signed by ov… | No breach | 04 Jul 2023 |
| CCN023 22 23 | Dulcie Tudor | Bullying | The complainant alleged that Councillor D Tudor's social‑media post calling the … | No breach | 26 Jun 2023 |
| CCN17 22 23 | Richard Barker | Conflicts of interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor M Carter declared an interest in a plann… | No breach | 13 Jun 2023 |
| CCN014 23 24 | Mike Thomas | Failure to declare interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor J Thomas improperly influenced her plann… | No breach | 16 May 2023 |
| CCN109 22 23 | Jamie Hanlon | Disrepute | Councillor J Heaton complained that Councillor J Ranson, as chair, allowed a mem… | Upheld | 06 Mar 2023 |
| CCN124 23 24 | Martyn Alvey | Disrepute | The complainant alleged that the council member wrote a letter supporting a mari… | Dismissed | 04 Jan 2023 |
| CCN081 22 23 | Ian Wilson | Bullying | Councillor B Jordan complained that Councillor T Widdon’s comments in a meeting … | Upheld | 09 Nov 2022 |
| CCN082 22 23 | Pauline Giles | Bullying | The complainant alleged that Councillor P Giles made confrontational comments an… | No breach | 19 Oct 2022 |
| CCN076 22 23 | Pauline Giles | Disrepute | Councillor P Wills was alleged to have asked a possibly untrue and damaging ques… | No breach | 11 Oct 2022 |
| CCN066 22 23 | Mike Thomas | Other | The complainant alleged that Councillor A Toms breached the Code of Conduct with… | Dismissed | 18 Aug 2022 |
| CCN055 22 23 | John Martin | Disrepute | Councillor C Martin was complained about for social media posts that disparaged … | Upheld | 11 Aug 2022 |
| CCN060 22 23 | Thalia Marrington | Disrepute | The complainant alleged that Councillor T Marrington called her a liar during a … | No breach | 29 Jul 2022 |
| CCN041 22 23 | Loic Rich | Conflicts of interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor L Rich breached the Code of Conduct by r… | No breach | 14 Jun 2022 |
| CCN015 22 23 | Tim Dwelly | Disrepute | Complainants alleged that Councillor Tim Dwelly breached the Council Code of Con… | Upheld | 07 Jun 2022 |
| CCN04 05 06 07 22 23 | Dulcie Tudor | Other | The complainants alleged that Councillor D Tudor pre‑empted the outcome of a Str… | Dismissed | 13 Apr 2022 |
| CCN002 22 23 | Thalia Marrington | Bullying | The complainants alleged that Councillor T Marrington breached the Code of Condu… | No breach | 13 Apr 2022 |
| CCN045 22 23 | Tim Dwelly | Bullying | The complainant alleged that Cllr Tim Dwelly shouted at him, calling him a racis… | No breach | — |
| CCN015 25 26 | Tim Dwelly | Other | The complainant alleged that Councillor T Dwelly undermined democratic principle… | No breach | — |
| CCN018 19 20 21 27 25 26 | Dulcie Tudor | Disrepute | Complainants alleged that Councillor D Tudor liked an anti‑LGBTQ+ meme on social… | No breach | — |
| CCN013&17 25 26 | Jim Candy | Disrepute | Councillor J Candy was alleged to have made unprofessional and inflammatory comm… | No breach | — |
| CCN059 25 26 | Martyn Alvey | Bullying | The complainant alleged that a council officer used a Cornwall Council phone to … | No breach | — |
| CCN050 25 26 | Richard Barker | Failure to declare interest | The complaint alleged that Councillor R Barker's register of interest incorrectl… | No breach | — |
| CCN033 25 26 | Peter Channon | Disrepute | A complainant alleged that Councillor Peter Channon made false and disrespectful… | No breach | — |
| CCN054 & 56 24 25 | Steve Trevelyan | Disrepute | The complaint alleged that Councillor S Trevelyan posted social‑media comments t… | Upheld | — |
| CCN023 24 25 | Tim Dwelly | Other | The complainant alleged that the council member failed to provide minutes, was d… | No breach | — |
| CCN038 24 25 | Tim Dwelly | Disrepute | The complainant alleged that Cllr T Dwelly made a divisive comment on a social m… | No breach | — |
| CCN061 24 25 | John Thomas MBE | Failure to declare interest | The complainant alleged that Councillor J Thomas failed to declare an interest i… | No breach | — |
| CCN049 24 25 | Tim Dwelly | Disrepute | A complainant alleged that Councillor T Dwelly breached the Code of Conduct by p… | No breach | — |
| CCN030 25 26 | Leigh Frost | Disrepute | The complainant alleged that Councillor L Frost made false and misleading media … | No breach | — |
| CCN116 121 24 25 | Rory Gow | Bullying | Councilor Z Fox was accused of shouting abusive terms and acting aggressively at… | No breach | — |
| CCN010 22 23 | Dulcie Tudor | Bullying | Councillor D Tudor posted a personal social‑media comment insulting the complain… | Upheld | — |