A full investigation into the deputy leader of Sefton Council’s failure to declare company properties has been deemed not to be “an appropriate use of resources”.
A complaint had been lodged earlier this year about Cllr John Fairclough, who is deputy leader of the Labour group and a Linacre ward councillor, over his failure to declare a number of properties owned by a company he runs with his son.
The complaint, submitted by campaigner and independent candidate John Rice, alleged that in failing to declare the properties owned by Fairclough Properties Ltd, the councillor had breached the member code of conduct.
