Hounslow Councillor Satwant Kaur Resigns Whip Amidst Investigation

Satwant Kaur, Conservative Councillor for Heston West, has stepped down from the Conservative whip at Hounslow Council. This decision follows an investigation into her failure to declare directorships of two companies. Cllr Kaur will now sit as an independent councillor until the matter is resolved.

Undeclared Directorships Under Scrutiny

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Companies House records show Satwant Kaur as the current director of Sanjam Properties Ltd. This directorship was not initially listed in her register of interests when contacted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Sanjam Properties is an active company with declared assets and accounts, which would constitute a disclosable pecuniary interest. Furthermore, Cllr Kaur also failed to declare her directorship of Mobile Touch Working Ltd until July 2026.

Cllr Kaur stated that the directorship of Mobile Touch Working Ltd is part of her main business, which she maintains has been fully declared. She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that she does not believe a separate declaration was necessary. However, she has referred the issue to the monitoring officer at Hounslow Council for further guidance. "I have referred the issue to the monitoring officer for further guidance," Cllr Kaur said. "Whilst I await their ruling, I have removed myself from the Conservative whip."

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The situation has led to Hounslow Labour accusing the Conservatives of hypocrisy. This follows an earlier report by the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealing that Labour councillor Sue Sampson, Cabinet Member for Housing, is also under investigation for failing to declare a directorship of a property firm under a different name, Susan Lockyer. A spokesperson for Hounslow Labour told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that failure to declare disclosable pecuniary interests is a serious breach of the Members Code of Conduct. "These are business interests from which a councillor might make financial gain," the spokesperson said. "Failure to declare them is a serious breach of the Members Code of Conduct."

The Hounslow Conservative Group stated that Cllr Kaur had explained her directorship was part of an already declared business. They added that she referred herself to the monitoring officer out of an abundance of caution. "Issues of declaring business interests are extremely serious, and as a group we practice what we preach," the group said in a statement. "That is why it is right that Cllr Kaur has been asked to resign the Conservative whip pending advice from the monitoring officer."

The Conservatives contrasted this with the Hounslow Labour Group's response to Cllr Sampson's situation. They claim Labour has not taken action against Cllr Sampson, who remains in charge of housing and homelessness. Cllr Sampson maintains that her directorship was not a recent arrangement and there was no intention to conceal the connection between her names. Her election records from 2018 note that she is known as Sue Sampson.