A senior South Tyneside councillor could face a ‘formal censure’ and potential police investigation over a failure to properly declare a paid role with a housing company at meetings.
Councillor Ed Malcolm, Simonside and Rekendyke ward member, was the focus of a South Tyneside Council Standards Committee this week in relation to a complaint lodged back in 2020.
For many years, Coun Malcolm combined his position as cabinet member for resources and innovation, which included responsibility for developing the council’s annual budget, with a role as chair of South Tyneside Homes (STH).
