Disciplinary against the clerk

Question

The clerk had a disciplinary due to a complaint fro a parish councillor the chairman wrote to the councillor to tell him of our decision the clerk now want to see the letter is this allowed

Answer 1

Of course it’s “allowed” if you want to….

What do you want to do?

If you don’t want to, tell the clerk no. If you do want to tell the clerk yes.

Comments

The clerk does not want the councillor to see the letter we sent to her put she has asked nalc if it’s ok to see the councillor’s letter nalc has said it’s ok put I wonder if DPA allows it

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There is nothing to stop you - on the contrary, it would seem to make sense - to make a public statement that a complaint was made, investigated in accordance with due practice,  that a finding was arrived at and that all interested parties have been informed of the outcome.
MO code of conduct findings are published. They include the name of the complainant, the subject and any witnesses, a summary of the findings and the conclusion. Just because it contains a name does not mean it is excluded from being published.
It sounds like your clerk wants their cake (to see the other party’s letter) and eat it (not show their own.
Sounds like your clerk needs some DPA training or simply told to wind their neck in.  They can’t expect to have their own letter held in confidentiality whilst demanding to see the other….

Answer 2

Hindsight's a wonderful thing but...

It would have been better to publish a report of the findings and share it with both parties. Writing separate letters to each party will sow the seed of doubt in each that the other may have been told something different.

If you don't share the letter, you should expect to receive a grievance from the Clerk.

Comments

Agreed.  The ACAS website has lots of information about how these things should be handled and I would highly recommend at read at least whenever dealing with such matters.