Investigation into new Reform leader cost £7,000, city council reveals

DERBY City Council has confirmed a two-year investigation into the conduct of a councillor who is now the leader of Derbyshire County Council cost more than £7,300.

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Alan Graves, a city councillor for Alvaston, was found to have breached the authority's rules at a hearing last month.

The cost of the investigation, released following a Freedom of Information request, has been described as a “ludicrous waste of time and money”.

Councillor Graves breached council rules by sharing confidential information in a video he posted on social media following a dispute with another councillor about a Facebook post. Despite the breach, he did not face any punishment or sanctions.

The hearing was held the day after Cllr Graves was chosen as the new leader of the county council after Reform's victory in the local elections.