Easington councillor apologises after careless social media post about Travellers Councillor David Boyes appeared before Durham County Council’s Standards Committee Hearing Panel after a complaint was made about a post Updated Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Councillor David Boyes has apologised over a Facebook post about Travellers A COUNCILLOR who was accused of liking racist comments about travellers has apologised on social media after appearing before a standards committee panel. The Durham County Council panel hearing ruled the actions of Easington s ward councillor David Boyes were careless rather than malicious or seeking to incite violence. He had been accused of breaching the code of conduct by liking racially discriminatory comments towards Travellers on Facebook. The complaint was lodged by Dermot Feenan, a non-practising barrister and academic who works in the field of equality and non-discrimination. Coun Boyes denied that the communications amounted to a breach of the code, and has said he abhors “any racism of any kind .
THE public have been barred from hearing details of allegations made against a serving county councillor. David Boyes, who represents Durham County Council’s Easington ward, appeared before the local authority’s Standards Committee on Monday, December 14 following complaints related to a social media post. But it was ruled that the hearing would take place behind closed doors, after concerns were raised about some of the ‘personal information’ expected to be revealed. Addressing the hearing panel, Cllr Boyes said: “I will be bringing up stuff about my family and my mental health and wellbeing, including my late father, which I don’t really want to get out in the public domain, if at all possible.”
Easington councillor denies allegations he liked racist comments towards Travellers on social media Councillor David Boyes will face the Standards Committee Hearing Panel of the Council on Monday Updated Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.