FORMER COUNCILLORS
MAURICE
BURGESS
Lib Dem group leader Maurice Burgess declared himself
"out of action" and handed his duties over to
his deputy, Mickleover ward councillor Hilary Jones. Mr
Burgess estimated he would be taking a back seat for
"about a fortnight". Neither Ms Jones nor the
party's former deputy leader Lucy Care would reveal the
reason for Mr Burgess's absence. Now we know....
Cllr Burgess faces a charge of indecent assault against
another male a number of years ago. Mr Burgess denies the
allegation. In accordance with normal party procedure Mr
Burgess's membership of the Derby Lib Dem council group
and the Lib Dem Party has been suspended.... more >>>
RON
LIVERSEDGE
Ron Liversedge was banned from driving for 20 months
after he failed a police breath test. He was also given a
£500 fine and ordered to pay costs of £69 by Southern
Derbyshire Magistrates' Court. Mr Liversedge was stopped
by police who said they could smell alcohol on his breath
and he was unsteady on his feet. He failed a breath test
on the spot and was taken to St Mary's Wharf police
station where the extent of his alcohol consumption was
revealed by further tests.
Cllr Liversedge pleaded guilty to the charge and
submitted a letter in mitigation to the magistrates. He
also told the magistrates that his earnings could be
affected by a driving ban saying, "There is a
possibility that I would lose my main employment and that
would affect my earnings." He was told that his ban
would be reduced to 15 months if he successfully
completed a drink-drivers' rehabilitation course.... more >>>
CHRIS WYNN
After serving for seven years on Derby City Council,
former Labour cabinet member Chris Wynn lost his seat in
the 2007 local elections. Mr Wynn stood in the safe
Conservative ward of Spondon after giving up his seat in
Alvaston to allow fellow party member Paul Bayliss to
stand. Mr Wynn said he was delighted to see his friend
re-take the position he lost last year and he was also
"quite happy" with his own result, despite
missing out to Conservative candidate Peter Berry by more
than 1,400 votes.
He said, "I'm so pleased for Paul and to win by a
majority of nearly 400 votes is a fantastic result. He's
Alvaston to the core and as the only local candidate he
was the best option. He is also a fantastic councillor
and will do an excellent job in the ward. I was quite
happy with the result in the Spondon ward. Spondon is a
ward that Labour, as a party, haven't perhaps done enough
in in the past and party supporters were really happy to
the see the work we were putting in.".... more >>>
HARDIAL SINGH DHAMRAIT
Hardial Singh Dhamrait, a Labour member for the Sinfin
ward, was investigated for allegedly trying to influence
a council decision in which he had a personal interest.
It followed an investigation by the Standards Board for
England into allegations by a member of the public that
Mr Dhamrait had failed to declare an interest and
"sought improperly to influence a decision on the
matter". The inquiry was conducted by an ethical
standards officer from the Standards Board, the body that
investigates allegations of unethical conduct in local
government. The officer referred his evidence to the city
council's standards committee, which will decide whether
there has been a breach of the authority's Code of
Conduct.... more >>>
WENDY
HARBON
A complaint about the alleged actions of a Lib
Dem city councillor has been made to the Standards Board
for England. Tory group leader Philip Hickson is claiming
Darley councillor Wendy Harbon allowed fiance David
Hughes access to her council e-mail account. He says an
e-mail was sent from her council e-mail address by Mr
Hughes. In his complaint to the board, which investigates
conduct of councillors, Mr Hickson said that was a breach
of council protocols. The members' code of conduct, based
on the code set out in the Local Authority (Model Code of
Conduct) (England) Order 2001, states councillors
"must use any council IT facilities and equipment
only in connection with their role as a member and for no
other purpose" and they must "keep e-mail and
internet passwords secure. Do not reveal or share them
with anyone.".... more >>>
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