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Colintraive and Glendaruel Community Council - Complaint Referrals

Argyll and Bute Council · 4 March 2025
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL       COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONDUCT            
REVIEW PANEL 
LEGAL AND REGULATORY SUPPORT 4 March 2025 
Colintraive & Glendaruel Community Council – Complaint Referrals 
1.0 INTRODUCTION 
1.1 The Community Council Conduct Review Panel met on 16 January 2025 to
consider 2 complaint referrals which had been made in relation to Colintraive &
Glendaruel Community Council.  The Panel agreed:-
1. to request the following additional information from Colintraive and
Glendaruel Community Council:- 
•  Information on the Community Council website including the detail of the
agendas and how these were published specifically for the meeting
which is referenced in the complaint (10th June 2024). 
•  Detail from the Community Council on how they advertise the dates of
their meetings and how the agendas are published. 
•  Reference is made to a Facebook page where the information about the
meetings has been posted, the Panel would like to know:- 
• Approximately how many members are in the Facebook group
• When was the agenda for the meeting of 10th June 2024 put on
the Facebook group
• Is it normal practice for the Community Council to post agendas
on this Facebook group 
•  Why did the Community Council not respond to the initial complaint. 
•  Detail on the number and location of physical noticeboards in the
Community Council area. 
•  Was the information in terms of the meeting of 10th June put into any of
these noticeboards. 
•  Do the Community Council normally put information in the noticeboards. 
•  What are the plans for notification of meetings in future. 
2. that a Hearing be held following the provision of the additional information.

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2.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 
2.1 The Community Council Conduct Review Panel is asked to consider the
content of the complaints which have been submitted and to follow the
Hearing procedure as set out in Appendix 1.
3.0 DETAIL 
3.1 The minute from the previous meeting is attached as Appendix 2 to this report.
3.2 The information which was requested from the Community Council is attached
as Appendix 3 to this report.
3.3 To assist the Panel, we have re issued all of the paperwork which was put
forward at the original meeting – this is attached as Appendix 4 to this report.
For further information contact: Shona Barton, Independent Adviser to the
Conduct Review Panel, shona.barton@argyll-bute.gov.uk (01436) 657605

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APPENDICES
Appendix Detail Pages 
Appendix 1 Hearing Procedure  7 – 8 
Appendix 2 Minute of Conduct Review Panel held on
16 January 2025 
9 – 10
Appendix 3 Additional Information from the Community
Council 
11 – 12 
Appendix 4 Report and Appendices previously
considered by the Conduct Review Panel
at the meeting held on 16 January 2025. 
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