A question on #Mayors #Disqualification tabled by Ben Obese-Jecty on 30-04-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Mayors: Disqualification
Question ID: 1799117
UIN: 49537
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-30
Asking Member ID: 5089
Asking Member display name: Ben Obese-Jecty
Asking Member handle: BenObeseJecty
Asking Member Twitter reference: @BenObeseJecty
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29th April 2025 to question 46179 on Councillors: Disqualification, whether a criminal conviction resulting in a custodial sentence of three months or m
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Date answered: 2025-05-07
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Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: Yes, an individual would be disqualified from being a metro mayor candidate or holding the office in these circumstances. The five-year disqualification for a criminal conviction that results in a custodial sentence of three months or more, suspended or n...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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