Code of conduct complaint for council leader over libraries plan
Key takeaways
- Finch said a new policy would be developed after receiving "a number" of complaints from residents regarding some children's books.
- Following his statement on Monday, Warwickshire Pride said it had submitted a formal code of conduct complaint against Finch.
- The BBC has contacted Finch to ask which titles of books he was referring to.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Shannen Headley,West Midlandsand Andy Mitchell,Local Democracy Reporting Service BBCGeorge Finch said he had received complaints from a number of residents about transgender-related children's books in the county's libraries Reform UK's Warwickshire County Council leader George Finch is to face another code of conduct complaint, this time from Warwickshire Pride, after he said books containing "contested gender ideology" should be removed from libraries in the county.
Later referencing books featuring transgender issues, he said libraries should "not seek to embolden political ideologies", which he said were "highly charged and polarising", saying they should not be "taught to children as pure fact".
Finch said a new policy would be developed after receiving "a number" of complaints from residents regarding some children's books.