Find out about councillor conduct

Under the Localism Act 2011, the council has a duty to promote and maintain high standards of conduct by its councillors and any co-opted members.  

Councillor Code of Conduct

View our  Councillors' Code of Conduct. (PDF) [192KB]

Councillors are also expected to follow the:

• Probity In Planning - Handbook
• Protocol on Councillor/Officer Relations
• Social Media Guidance for Councillors
• Councillor Email Signature Guidance

You can find a copy of each councillor's register of interests using our Councillor search (opens new window). The search will also help you to find contact details and committee memberships.

You can also view the code of conduct and register of interests at our Millmead offices during normal office hours.

Progress with complaints against Councillors

Read more about the progress with complaints against Councillors in the following documents:

• Decisions taken on Complaints against Borough and Parish Councillors in the previous calendar year (PDF) [89KB]
• Annual report of the Monitoring Officer regarding misconduct allegations (PDF) [119KB]

The various codes of conduct adopted by our 23 parish councils are kept at their respective parish council offices. You can view them on request by contacting the relevant parish clerk. You can find the clerk's contact details on our Parish Council information pages (opens new window).

Each parish councillor's register of interests may be viewed by clicking on the relevant parish link below:

• Albury (opens new window)
• Artington (opens new window)
• Ash (opens new window)
• Compton (opens new window)
• East Clandon (opens new window)
• East Horsley (opens new window)
• Effingham (opens new window)
• Normandy (opens new window)
• Ockham (opens new window)
• Pirbright (opens new window)
• Puttenham Parish Council (opens new window)
• Ripley (opens new window)
• Seale and Sands (opens new window)
• Send (opens new window)
• Shackleford (opens new window)
• Shalford (opens new window)
• Shere (opens new window)
• St. Martha (opens new window)
• Tongham (opens new window)
• Wanborough (opens new window)
• West Clandon (opens new window)
• West Horsley (opens new window)
• Worplesdon (opens new window)

The council has agreed arrangements for dealing with allegations of misconduct by councillors and co-opted members of Guildford Borough Council and of the 23 parish councils within the borough.  You may view a copy of these arrangements and other useful documents in the downloads section below. 

Make a complaint against councillor conduct