To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what restrictions are in place that prevent people from becoming a local councillor due to (a) criminal convictions and (b) any other reason.
Candidates must declare anything that might disqualify them from standing for or holding local office, not doing so is a criminal offence. Certain criminal convictions will disqualify an individual from local government, such as criminal convictions that ...
Councillors: Disqualification