A public services watchdog has dropped its probe into conduct allegations against an Alliance councillor.
Two Newry, Mourne and Down District Council elected members had made claim and counter-claim against one another over conduct allegations.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service contacted the Local Government Commissioner for Standards for an update to its conduct assessment of Mournes rep Jill Truesdale.
A spokesperson said: “The case against the councillor in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was closed at assessment with a decision of no further action.”
Alliance councillor Ms Truesdale initially made an official complaint against NMDDC’s now former chairperson Pete Byrne of the SDLP. The alleged conduct was said to have occurred during an emergency Mourne Gateway programme board meeting on Friday May 2.
However, the Commissioner’s Office dropped the matter following assessment. The Slieve Gullion SDLP rep then launched a complaint against the Alliance councillor, which has now also been “closed”.
The LDRS contacted Cllr Truesdale, but she did not want to comment. Cllr Byrne was also contacted without response.
However, speaking previously on the matter he said: “I’ve no further comment to make on whether a complaint has been made or not, but I am disappointed to be contacted by the media on something that is confidential.”
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