A councillor found guilty of ‘spying’ has been told to apologise for a second time after admitting to secretly recording a private meeting.

Councillor Mark Kenyon was caught on CCTV last year recording a private meeting between townhall bosses and independent councillors.

The recording was later leaked online, leading to the online harassment and verbal abuse of a number of elected members and staff.

An 18-month investigation into misconduct , costing £10,000, concluded Mr Kenyon had breached the councillor’s code of conduct on three counts, a Standards sub-committee heard on Tuesday, November 11. Investigator Simon Goacher found that Mr Kenyon’s recording was ‘unjustified’, despite attempts by the councillor to justify his actions under ‘public interest’.

The meeting, which came shor

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