Tag Archives: Director of Law

Yet another ‘Action Plan’ – dealing with the fallout from the HESPE fiasco… or not…?

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

On 18th October 2012, Wirral Council issued an ‘Action Plan‘ – which sounds good… on the face of it; a determination to roll up their sleeves, get stuck in, bang a few heads together, stand for no nonsense and consign … Continue reading →

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15th January update. T h r e e times in a month… Will Wirral Council ban the public from filming meetings?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

UPDATE – 16th April 2013 Eric Pickles weighs in: http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2013/news/pickles-slams-councils-for-obstructing-journalists/ 21st November 2012 A very disturbing development arose last night at a Pensions Committee meeting. Wirral Council is currently entrusted with administering the Merseyside Pension Fund (black hole of over … Continue reading →

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#FoI Request ~ Departure of Chief Internal Auditor David Garry from Wirral Council

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

THIS IS AN ALLEGEDLY “VEXATIOUS” REQUEST →   18th October 2012 http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/departure_of_chief_internal_audi See also this related blog post Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, On 17th October 2012, it finally became public knowledge that disgraced Chief Internal Auditor David Garry – … Continue reading →

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#FoI request ~ Unscrutinised Machinations; Suspended Director of Law Departs Wirral Council

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

THIS IS AN ALLEGEDLY “VEXATIOUS” REQUEST → 17th October 2012 http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/unscrutinised_machinations_permi/new See also this related blog post Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, On 17th October 2012, it became public knowledge that suspended Director of Law, Bill Norman had received permission, … Continue reading →

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UPDATED ~ Compromise Agreements ~ Wirral Council’s reckless approach ~ also, how the District Auditor is sitting on his hands

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

THIS IS AN ALLEGEDLY “VEXATIOUS” FOI REQUEST → https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/with_compromise_agreements_not_b#comment-44139 Compromise Agreements ~ 19th September 2012 Today, within a much larger list of items, a detailed Internal Auditor’s report was presented to a meeting of councillors at Wirral Council (The Audit … Continue reading →

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Wirral Council to be monitored AGAIN for poor performance by Information Commissioner

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

‘TIMELINESS’ 21st December 2012 As Christmas approaches, it was announced today that Wirral Council are one of only 4 public bodies to face a three month period of ICO monitoring, commencing in January 2013.  They are the only English Council … Continue reading →

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Anna Klonowski leaves her commission at Wirral Council – and Michael Frater’s departure

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

I received an email this morning from Local Government Consultant and external investigator Anna Klonowski, in response to an email I sent last night regarding years of disability discrimination at Wirral Council – as discovered by Mike Smith of the … Continue reading →

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