23 August (Part 1) - Something to hide
The
totally ignored Freedom of Information request for Chief Executive Will
Tuckley’s business
appointments for May 2012 has been referred to the Information Commissioner.
Another for the June diary is also unanswered and is taking a different route. No point in
duplicating things. However it is clear that Will Tuckley is having some
difficulty with the concept of justifying his £258,000 salary package.
Sixth highest in the country.
But it’s not the only subject which strikes Tuckley dumb, he’s gone all coy about
councillors who may be criminals. “Is Bexley Council aware of any
councillor being the subject of a criminal investigation by the Metropolitan
Police in the last 18 months? If so, how many?” Result - total silence. That's
another that will be going off to the Information Commissioner about now.
Akin Alabi, Bexley’s Head of Legal Services was talking about the very same
subject at a meeting of the Standards Committee
last month. He said he had correspondence with the Communities Department about it. Trying to get hold of
it is proving to be impossible. Fortunately on that one there is an alternative
strategy. Ask the Communities Department for a copy.