Data showed 54% of councillors had seen a rise in abuse aimed at them since they were first elected.
Local Democracy Reporting Service
A Local Government Association survey revealed 82% of elected members said they were vulnerable to harm some of the time while fulfilling their role.The survey found 54% of councillors had seen an increase in abuse aimed at them since they were first elected, while 81% reported experiencing intimidation or abuse in their role over the past 12 months.
"Sometimes questioning a councillor is entirely justified and you have to be robust enough to take criticism, but downright abuse isn't on.
Danmark Seneste Nyt, Danmark Overskrifter
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