Posted 2/15/2024, 1:46:50 PM
DUP Councillor Luke Poots Disqualified Over Conflicts of Interest in Planning Process
- Former DUP councillor Luke Poots disqualified for 4 years by standards commissioner over serious conflicts of interest in planning process
- Watchdog found he breached multiple parts of code of conduct while on council planning committee
- There were 35 decisions where he sat on committee and his father, DUP MLA Edwin Poots, made representations
- Adjudicator said breaches were over a prolonged period, continued despite legal advice given to Luke Poots
- Luke Poots did not attend hearing and denied breaching code, calling it a "politically motivated attack" on his family