The borough’s representative on the London Assembly has been suspended from his role as a councillor for revealing Richmond Council spent £100,000 on a field it could have bought for £1 eight years before.
Councillor Tony Arbour, who is the Assembly Member for south-west London, was suspended from his duties for 28 days by Richmond Council’s standards committee on Tuesday, following an investigation.
Trevor Pugh, formerly Richmond Council director of environment, made a complaint about a press release issued by Coun Arbour, explaining the authority was to spend £100,000 on buying the field in Broom Road, Teddington, when it was offered it for £1 in 2001.
After the inquiry, Coun Arbour was found to have breached paragraph four of the Members’ Code of Conduct.
His suspension will begin on Sunday.
A council spokesman said: “Coun Arbour, ward member for Hampton Wick, has been suspended due to his disclosure of confidential information prior to the completion of the purchase of land in Broom Road in February 2009.”
Coun Arbour said the information he revealed was in the public domain and a matter of public interest.
He added the transaction had now gone through.
The borough’s representative on the London Assembly has been suspended from his role as a councillor for revealing Richmond Council spent £100,000 on a field it could have bought for £1 eight years before.
Councillor Tony Arbour, who is the Assembly Member for south-west London, was suspended from his duties for 28 days by Richmond Council’s standards committee on Tuesday, following an investigation.
Trevor Pugh, formerly Richmond Council director of environment, made a complaint about a press release issued by Coun Arbour, explaining the authority was to spend £100,000 on buying the field in Broom Road, Teddington, when it was offered it for £1 in 2001.
After the inquiry, Coun Arbour was found to have breached paragraph four of the Members’ Code of Conduct.
His suspension will begin on Sunday.
A council spokesman said: “Coun Arbour, ward member for Hampton Wick, has been suspended due to his disclosure of confidential information prior to the completion of the purchase of land in Broom Road in February 2009.”
Coun Arbour said the information he revealed was in the public domain and a matter of public interest.
He added the transaction had now gone through.
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