b. Disqualification

Under s.80, Local Government Act 1972, a person is disqualified from being a Parish Councillor if they:

·      hold any paid office or employment with the Parish Council; or

·      are the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order, an interim restrictions order, a debt relief restrictions order, or interim order; or

·      have during the preceding five year been sentenced to a term of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) of not less than three months, without the option of a fine; or

·      is subject to the notification requirements of Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Sex Offenders Register), or

•   have been disqualified under any enactment relating to corrupt or illegal electoral practices.*
  

*S.81A was inserted into the 1972 Act in June 2022.  It does not have retrospective application and only applies to persons subject to relevant notification requirements or orders made on, or after, 28 June 2022.