> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Police asked to investigate funding awarded to Burntwood councillor - URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/police-asked-to-investigate-funding-awarded-to-burntwood-councillor/ - Published: 2022-01-19T10:01:41.000Z - Updated: 2022-01-19T10:26:11.000Z - Description: Police have been asked to investigate funding awarded to a Burntwood councillor. - Author: Lichfield Live - Tags: Burntwood, Crime, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:15, News ![Cllr Thomas Loughbrough-Rudd](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/loughbrough-2.jpg) Cllr Thomas Loughbrough-Rudd Police have been asked to investigate funding awarded to a Burntwood councillor. Staffordshire County Council confirmed it had reported the issue to Staffordshire Police after completing an internal review into the money given to Cllr Thomas Loughbrough-Rudd’s now dissolved Nature Nuturing Community Interest Company. Although £924 was handed over to the Burntwood North representative prior to his election for a tree planting scheme at Chasewater, none were ever put in the ground or purchased. A county council spokesperson said: > “The council has carried out an audit investigation into the application process for grants from the Community Climate Action Fund. > > “As a result, one matter has been reported to the police and further checks and balances are to be implemented for future applications. > > “As previously stated, arrangements have been made for repayment of grant money obtained not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the fund.“ > > Staffordshire County Council spokesperson Cllr Loughbrough-Rudd currently sits as an independent member having quit the Conservatives following the party’s decision to suspend him for six months when concerns were raised over the funding.