questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidance his Department issues to the police on their role in investigating allegations of bribery in local council operations; and what support his Department provides to local forces handling such cases.
answerText: This Government is committed to ensuring the good record of transparency, probity, scrutiny, and accountability is maintained across councils in this country.Section 31 of the Localism Act 2011 requires that a councillor must not participate in a discussi...
heading: Local Government: Bribery