Code of Conduct
All councillors and co-opted members of our committees are expected to follow our Code of Conduct whenever they are on council business.
The code sets out how councillors should behave in their council role.
How we hold councillors to account
The Committee also advises
Full Council on making revisions to the Code of Conduct.
Make complaint about a councillor
If you believe a councillor or a co-opted member of a committee has breached the Code of Conduct you can write to the Monitoring Officer.
The Monitoring Officer
Newham Dockside
1000 Dockside Road
London
E16 2QU
Considering your complaint
The Monitoring Officer is a senior officer with a legal background. He or she will consult with the appointed Independent Persons – two people appointed by the Monitoring Officer to help in keeping up high standards of conduct within the council.
Read the Complaints procedure in Part 2, Article 9 of our
Constitution
Time limit
There is no time limit for lodging a complaint but the Monitoring Officer will take into account how long ago the incident took place and when the complaint was lodged.
Complaints about council services
We have different procedures for you to complain about our services or a member of staff.