Code of conduct

Council Members must sign a declaration of acceptance of office including an undertaking to observe the code of conduct adopted by their council.  The code of conduct is a legal document that guides councillors, to make sure proper standards of behaviour are maintained.  The essence of the code is that councillors act openly and honourably in the public interest; they never use their position improperly to secure personal advantage or to avoid disadvantage for themselves, or any other persons.  Councillors should never bring themselves, as a member of the council, or the council itself into disrepute.

All Darran Valley Community Councillors are bound by Caerphilly CBC’s Members-Code-of-Conduct

Concerns about a Councillor’s behaviour or queries regarding the complaints process outlined below may be raised with the Council’s Clerk or Caerphilly CBC’s Monitoring Officer in the first instance.

If you want to make a formal complaint that a Councillor may have breached the Code of Conduct, this must be addressed to the:

Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
1 Ffordd yr Hen Gae
Pencoed
Bridgend
CF35 5LJ
Website: www.ombudsman-wales.org.uk
Email: ask@ombudsman-wales.org.uk

The Ombudsman’s web site contains explanations on the standards of behaviour expected by the Code and the basis on which the Ombudsman decides whether or not to investigate a complaint.