A DUP councillor under investigation for alleged conflicts of interest in a council's decision-making processes has been appointed chair of its committee on governance.
A DUP councillor under investigation for alleged conflicts of interest in a council's decision-making processes has been appointed chair of its committee on governance.
John Smyth breached the code of conduct by not declaring an interest or leaving the meeting when Mr Clarke made representations, the watchdog found. Following last month's local government elections, Mrs Clarke was appointed as chair of the council's policy and governance committee after being nominated by her party.
She said: "I personally do not think that anyone under investigation should be appointed to elevated positions and that this only furthers mistrust and lack of confidence in parties and council systems." She said: "The public already has a negative view of the planning system and matters such as not declaring interests only further this."
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