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A council slammed by the local government watchdog for using human rights legislation to end an investigation into the conduct of senior officials has been urged to act on the investigation’s findings, rather than just consider them.

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has apologised to TUV leader Jim Allister for its handling of a complaint by the MLA over a controversial planning application.

A Northern Ireland council’s use of the European Convention of Human Rights to shut down an investigation into the conduct of its chief executive has been slammed by the local government regulator.

A local authority watchdog has made findings of maladministration against Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council.

A motion to pause lease and property deals was defeated last week.