Re: Code of Conduct Complaint

Dear Mike (or Pat)

Thanks for getting in contact - I was wondering what was happening.

You say:

In making the arrangements and selecting the membership of this Sub-Committee I am endeavouring to bear in mind the concerns you expressed in your email of the 22nd June 2009 and I hope to be able to confirm shortly that Conservative Party Members on the District Council when the 'Taff Davies' events occurred will not be participants.

That's not quite what I said, and I have been at some pains to correct the impression that seems to have been created that my concerns are party specific.

I said to Mike Kelly on 22nd June

 Assessment sub-committee make-up

I said to you, "Following your remarks, it seems to me (and to those I've discussed this with) that if any member of the Assessment Sub-Committee was party to the Taff Davies' business, or was a member of the Conservative party whilst that was going on, it would be quite inappropriate for them to participate in considering anything involving me, given the political brouhaha and embarrassment that it caused."

 You said to me " In view of your concerns about District Councillors being members of the Conservative party, I will ask that this is taken into account if the Assessment Sub-Committee is convened."

 I've emphasised in green the bit that I don't think is addressed by your remark. My concern about Conservative party members is about any Conservatives who might not have been on or involved with the Council when the Taff Davies witch hunt was going on, but would have known what was happening.

That, as I am sure you can see, is a quite different expression of concern.

All correspondence is available online at http://wwpcmailstore.blogspot.com - to which is automatically saved by my scraper.

The witch-hunt against Taff Davies was of such virulence that I believe my concerns are fully justified.

wbw

David Hopson

Elected Member West Wittering Parish Council

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2009/7/9 Pat Overton <Poverton@chichester.gov.uk>

PLEASE DIRECT ANY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL TO M. SULLY (msully@chichester.gov.uk)

Dear Mr. Hopson,

Mr. Kelley, the District Solicitor, has recently asked me to organise and provide legal advice to an Assessment Sub-

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