P-05-845 End Conflict of Interest in Local Authority Constitution
P-05-845 End Conflict of Interest in Local Authority Constitution
P-05-845 End Conflict of Interest in Local Authority Constitution
This
petition was submitted by Emma Eynon,
having
collected 56 signatures.
Text of
Petition
We, the
undersigned, call on the Welsh Government to enforce better code of conduct
policies for employees in local authorities. Currently, planning authority
officers are able to run private planning consultancy companies at the same
time as maintaining their public roles. There is no available resource to
invest in policing these private firms, where declared in the necessary forms,
to ensure the prevention of fraud and corruption. In the example of planning
officers, running private consultancies 'on the side' could potentially
facilitate corruption, of which there are many types, generally relating to the
abuse of office. This practice needs to be stopped immediately and the
constitutions amended to no longer allow this conduct. We demand greater
accountability and transparency from our local authorities and standards of
conduct in such public roles need to be set higher than the private sector,
where this is highly unacceptable.
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions
Committee
at its meeting on 03/12/19.
In the absence of evidence of conflict of interest,
and the information about existing safeguards provided by the Welsh Government
and the Royal Town Planning Institute, the Committee agreed to close the
petition.
Full details of the consideration of this petitions
by the committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It was first considered by the Petitions Committee
on 23/10/2018.
Assembly Constituency and Region
- Neath
- South Wales West
Further
information
Business type: Petition
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 11/10/2018