The 22 elected Councillors and 50-ish paid staff of Peterlee Town Council would like to welcome you to the Town Council’s website.
We hope that you can find the information that you are looking for on this site, but if you can’t, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by phone 0191 5862491, email council@peterlee.gov.uk or fill in our contact us form.
On 14th February 2022 the Town Council formally agreed the following statement in support of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), One Voice Wales, and Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) joint Civility & Respect Working Group:
We treat everyone with courtesy and respect and ask for the same in return. We ask that you treat your councillors and council staff courteously without violence, abuse or harassment.
Councillors and council staff have the right to carry out their civic duties and work without fear of being attacked or abused. Any behaviour whether that be verbal, physical or in writing, which causes either councillors or council staff to feel uncomfortable, embarrassed, or threatened, is totally unacceptable.
The zero tolerance policy includes abuse, aggression or threats made in person, over the telephone or in written communication, including on social media. The council considers threatening behaviour to be:
- Attempted or actual aggressive, or physical actions made towards any councillor or member of staff.
- The use of aggressive, or abusive language, (including raising of the voice, swearing, shouting or in writing) which threatens or intimidates councillors or council staff