Reform UK councillor stripped of roles after conduct breaches

Summarised from BBC Leicester's report · Updated 5 Nov, 18:17 · Archive

Joseph Boam has been stripped of his council committee roles after being sanctioned for code of conduct breaches.

Joseph Boam, who represents Whitwick on Leicestershire County Council and is a former deputy council leader, has lost his seats on the children and families overview and scrutiny committee and the corporate governance committee until at least May. He has also been removed from the combined fire authority and the Whitwick quarry liaison committee.

Reform UK's chief whip, Andrew Hamilton-Gray, informed Boam of the decision on Tuesday, and it was implemented on Wednesday. Two complaints against Boam were upheld at member conduct hearings on Friday: one from Lauren Haslam, the council's former monitoring officer, and one from a Conservative councillor. Haslam alleged that Boam had selectively edited a clip of a council meeting he published on Facebook to give 'a misleading and inaccurate impression' of her response. Boam previously denied breaching the code of conduct and did not attend the panel hearings or co-operate with investigations. He is still allowed to attend full council meetings.

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• Councillor stripped of roles after conduct breachesJoseph Boam loses committee roles after Reform UK colleagues take action following conduct panels.BBC Leicester · 5 Nov, 15:42

In this story: Joseph Boam · Leicestershire County Council · Reform UK · Lauren Haslam · Whitwick

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