The full report on the antics of disgraced former Conservative Nick Brice, from the Standard's Committee, has been released to the public a full 12 months after the incident.
The report is damning on the antics of Councillor Brice and effectively states that whilst there is no formal recourse to expel the Councillor, they demand that he resigns immediately.
The Medway Conservative Group need to issue a statement following this independent committee advice on whether they will call for him to resign, as per the recommendations.
It is now simply unacceptable for them to sit on this issue. He was selected by the Rochester & Strood Conservative Association to be their representative. He continues to wear a blue rosette and is an active campaigner for the Conservative Party.
It is time they put public decency before narrow partisan interests and put their position on public record.
The main conclusion of the Report is as follows:
“That at the time of the incident in November 2009 there was no evidence to prove that Councillor Brice was not acting in his private capacity. As a result, the Sub-Committee were unable to find a breach of the code of conduct.
Sub –Committee recommendations
The Sub-Committee found Councillor Brice’s behaviour in relation to this incident unacceptable, and considered that Councillor Brice should resign from the Council. The Sub-Committee accepted that this was a matter for Councillor Brice, but felt that his behaviour had brought both him and the Council into disrepute.
The Sub-Committee believed that he had acted improperly and without integrity, in breach of the principles of public life, and that he had shown a serious lack of judgment.
The Sub-Committee took into account the views of the Director of Childrens Services, and recommended to the Council that Councillor Brice should not be appointed to any committees, or to substitute on any committees, or to represent the Council in any way.
The Sub-Committee were of the opinion that the law should be altered to cover actions such as this, when carried out by a councillor in any capacity, and agreed to write to the Secretary of State to bring this to his attention"
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