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Senior Scottish Labour councillor faces hearing over 'serious standards breach'

A SENIOR Scottish Labour councillor is facing a standards hearing over an allegation he broke confidentiality rules ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour council chief faces no further action after rule breach

A SCOTTISH Labour council chief who failed to declare that a Labour peer was his landlord has got off with a slap on the wrist despite being found…

The National (Scotland)

Councillor who called child a 'sexual deviant' blames suspension on 'woke mob'

A COUNCILLOR who labelled 15-year-old a “sexual deviant” after wrongly accusing them of spying on girls in a school changing room has slammed…

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Ex-SNP councillor cleared of alleged conduct breach with 'New Scot' comment

A FORMER SNP councillor who was accused of racism breached the code of conduct, it has been ruled.

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Labour councillor faces second hearing over inappropriate comments in 18 months

A SCOTTISH Labour councillor is facing a second hearing over allegations of inappropriate comments in 18 months.

The National (Scotland)

'Sick joke': Labour councillor stays head of anti-bullying group despite suspension

STIRLING councillors have voted to keep a Labour representative previously suspended for bullying as the head of an anti-bullying taskforce.

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Glasgow councillor cleared after probe into comments on gender-critical rally

A Glasgow councillor has been cleared after she said Nazis had attended a gender-critical rally held by ‘Let Women Speak’ in George Square.

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SNP councillor censured after calling Wings Over Scotland blogger 'scum'

AN SNP councillor who used social media to brand Wings Over Scotland blogger Stuart Campbell “toxic” and “scum” has avoided suspension ...

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Councillor accused of racism resigns from the SNP and will face investigation

Councillor Kairin van Sweeden will ‘step back’ from the party after she was accused of making racist remarks towards Labour councillor Deena Tissera.

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SNP councillor resigns membership amid 'New Scot' comment row

An SNP councillor accused of making a racist comment has resigned her membership after Humza Yousaf labelled her language “unacceptable”.

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Suspended Labour councillor will get paid during his five-month-long council ban

Suspended Stirling councillor Danny Gibson looks set to continue being paid his salary while not working as an elected member. Cllr Gibson was last week given a five-month-long suspension after he was deemed to have breached the Councillors’ Code of

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Scots councillor apologises after 'bullying official and disrespecting staff'

Stirling North Labour councillor Danny Gibson was suspended after he was found to have launched a personal attack on a senior officer and belittled staff in front of others.

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Scottish Labour council leader suspended for two months over disclosure of information

EXCLUSIVE: Joe Fagan, who is in charge of South Lanarkshire Council, had been investigated by the Standards Commission

Daily Record

Stirling Labour councillor suspended after hearing finds 'unacceptable' bullying

A LABOUR councillor has been suspended by Stirling Council for five months after he was found to have behaved disrespectfully and bullied a senior…

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Stirling councillor suspended for five months after hearing finds he pressured staff and bullied a senior official

The Standards Commission for Scotland found Labour councillor Danny Gibson breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct for behaving disrespectfully towards council officers and for having bullied a senior council officer.

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SNP fail in calls for suspension of Labour councillor facing standards hearing

The SNP group at Stirling Council failed in their bid to have Labour member Danny Gibson suspended ahead of a Standards Commission hearing into an allegation he breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

Daily Record

SNP call for Stirling Council meeting to discuss watchdog hearing into Labour councillor's conduct

Stirling's SNP group have urged a meeting of Stirling Council to be set to “discuss and agree action that should be taken” agaisnt Labour councillor Danny Gibson as he faces a standards hearing this summer.

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Councillor faces watchdog hearing over allegations of Code of Conduct breach

Stirling Labour councillor Danny Gibson is to face a hearing of the Standards Commission for Scotland over allegations he breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct.

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