Mr. Peter Tyndall:

Frankly, it does not, but it does in other jurisdictions. In Northern Ireland, there is legislation whereby the Northern Ireland Ombudsman deals with ethical issues within local government so that issues around councillors who may fail to declare interests or are otherwise in breach of the code of conduct are investigated by the Ombudsman's office there. In particular, the investigative arrangements as specified in that legislation are rather less complex than those specified here.