questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what guidelines his Department issues to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces for handling allegations of bribery and corruption in council operations.
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: Corruption