A Peterborough City Councillor is set to face a code of conduct hearing after a complaint was made by a member of the public.

The complaint was made in March this year against Independent Councillor Kirsty Knight, who represents the Orton Waterville ward, by a member of the public regarding an interaction with Cllr Knight at their home.

The council’s Constitution and Ethics Sub-Committee will meet on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the complaint.

Cllr Knight denies any wrongdoing.

The meeting will be held behind closed doors, with press and public excluded from attending.

It was alleged that Cllr Knight had breached a number of aspects of the council’s code of conduct.

After a full investigation, it was concluded by deputy monitoring officer Ben Stevenson that Cllr Knight had breached the code of conduct by ‘bringing herself into disrepute through her actions, which misrepresented the council’.

The full investigation report was not published due to the possible identification of individuals.

A hearing had been due to take place in September – but a report to the council said it ‘was postponed due to a procedural misstep and appropriate steps were then taken to address the issue.’

Earlier this year, cllr Knight told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “This is a very upsetting situation, and I will be strongly contesting the allegations made against me. My actions were taken entirely in good faith, with the sole intention of assisting a disabled resident in our community.

“If, inadvertently, my actions have caused the complainant any upset, I would of course apologise for that, however, I remain clear that I acted responsibly, proportionately, and in line with my duty as a councillor to protect accessibility and support those who need it most.”