Fiona is a Solicitor and the Professional and Practice Development Manager at NPLAW. Before joining NPLAW, she was appointed as Independent Person for a district council under the Localism Act, a role which saw complaints against District and Parish Councillors referred to her for her views to be taken into consideration when determining whether they had breached their Council’s Code of Conduct. At Scribefest 2022, Fiona spoke about bullying - a topic that affects both clerks and councillors and is seen far too often. Fiona also touched on the Code of Conduct and what to do when you come across a breach of this.