The former Sheriff of Nottingham has been found to have abused his position to secure a discount of more than £20,000 on repairs to his Land Rover, claim gig tickets and receive free hospitality.

Nottingham City Council Labour councillor Zafran Khan was found by an external investigation to have breached the code of conduct.

Khan, who represents Wollaton West, is the brother of the leader Neghat Khan.

The report said he "denied any wrongdoing" and believed he "abided by the rules as he genuinely understood them to be".

Khan became a councillor in 2019 and held the civic Sheriff role until May 2026.

The ceremonial role is to promote Nottingham as a destination, to welcome tourists to the city and encourage residents to take advantage of the city's activities.

The complaint about Khan was first received on 18 September last year, and the Standards and Governance Committee met on 15 October to discuss the case.

The report, by legal firm Bevan Brittan, was published on Thursday and found that Khan had breached the code of conduct in three areas: gifts and hospitality, use of position and disrepute.

It said he had contacted Jaguar Land Rover using his position as the sheriff regarding repairs to his vehicle.

Originally he was quoted £30,000, but after he contacted the company in his capacity as sheriff, he was quoted under £5,000 and saved £22,500.

The investigation found he breached the code of conduct "by seeking to use his position as sheriff and or councillor to advantage himself in respect of repairs to his Land Rover".

The report found that Khan also used his councillor position to accept free tickets for two events at the Motorpoint Arena to see Canadian singer Tate MacRae and Paw Patrol, the stage version of the children's cartoon.

The investigation found these events in the hospitality suite "amounted to a real or substantive personal gain".

The report said he failed to declare within 28 days two visits to the Motorpoint Arena in the hospitality suite with guests.

Khan also failed to declare his attendance at the opening of The Ivy restaurant in Nottingham and complimentary visits to Nottingham racecourse hospitality suite with guests.

The investigation found no breach in relation to Khan "trying to meet and host" the owner of Nottingham Forest and "support for persons involved in court proceedings".

Khan denied any wrongdoing and said his position was that he abided by the rules as he genuinely understood them to be.

He initially stated that he was not aware of the code of conduct until around September 2025, but having reflected further expressed that - even if he had been aware of the code of conduct - he had not fully understood it.

The Standards and Governance Committee is expected to decide whether to impose any sanctions on Khan.

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