Councillor Ty Galvin stays on his committees until Full Council decides, the council says, with no date set

Brighton and Hove City Council has told ImJustBrighton that no date has been agreed for Full Council to consider the Standards Panel's recommendations on Councillor Ty Galvin, and that he remains on his committees until it does.

The answers came from the council press office on 12 November. They follow the panel's decision notice, published on 3 November, which upheld a complaint against Councillor Galvin and recommended that Full Council censure him and remove him from all committees and sub-committees. ImJustBrighton's first report sets out the panel's findings.

What the council says

• When Full Council will consider the recommendations: no date has been agreed. The council says Full Council is only able to consider them following any appeal or further challenge process.
• The appeal deadline: it is set out in the council's published standards procedure. An appeal must be received within 10 working days of the original sub-committee hearing.
• Committees: asked whether Councillor Galvin remains on his committees until Full Council decides, the council answered "Yes".

What the council did not say

The council did not say whether either party has lodged an appeal. The hearing took place on Friday 30 October. Counting ten working days from that date, the deadline would fall on Friday 13 November, but the council did not give a date.

ImJustBrighton also asked whether the council leader or the Mayor had issued a statement. The reply did not address that question.

The panel's recommendations that Councillor Galvin is not appointed to any body to which Full Council makes appointments, that he is formally censured, and that he is removed from all committees and sub-committees all need a decision by Full Council. The panel also recommended that he apologise to the complainant, and that the Monitoring Officer offer him training.

Sources

Brighton and Hove City Council press office reply to ImJustBrighton, 12 November 2026. The council's Procedure for Dealing with Allegations of Breaches of the Code of Conduct for Members.