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Action plan to ‘draw line under’ council taxi failings



THE leader of South Ribble Council has announced a raft of new measures in a bid to “move on and draw a line under” recent failings at the authority.

At a full council meeting on Wednesday night, there was a fiery discussion regarding a 210 page scrutiny report into how a review into taxi licensing failures was handled.

The dossier was commissioned after an independent investigation into reports of child sex exploitation by taxi drivers was concluded, and highlighted major governance failings.

After some confusion - with a large number of members expecting a vote on the recommendations contained in the report - it was instead decided that it be noted and passed to cabinet members for actions.

Leader Councillor Peter Mullineaux said work had already started on improving a corporate plan, there was an action plan being drawn up for all recommendations and the council was committed to delivering an annual report on safeguarding.

He also said there would be a review by the Local Government Authority in six months time to “ensure proceedures are in good shape.”He said: “Now is the time to move forward. We need to put the reputation of the council back on top.

”But several criticisms of the report and proceedures were made, with Conservative Councillor Caroline Moon attacking her own leader for wanting to ‘draw a line’ under recent ongoings.

She said: “These families (of children in the original report) were assured a voice and role in this process and they have been denied both.

“I’ve been hearing people speaking tonight about drawing lines, but is it not right that we give families closure before we trot on with our roles in this council?”

Coun Michael Green said the report was “fundamentally flawed”, questionning whether it relied upon unsigned notes, and why people referred to had not been given a right of reply.

He said that he, and Councillors Moon and Bennett, were taking legal advice on the report. Councillor Alan Ogilvie criticised the structure of the report. He said: “There is no analysis and no discussion.”

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Absolutely reeks of a cover up.

You would have thought some people in authority in that area would have learnt from their neighbours, and the absolute f*** ups they have made in respect of child abuse.

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IDFIMH

has there ever been an incident with a council where there WASN'T a cover up ?

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

It would appear that they are only interested in protecting their reputations and that of the Council but as long as they remain in post whether it be those elected members or employees who have not carried out the duties that they were supposed too in ensuring safeguarding the public and the trade,their reputations will never improve from what it is now(s***)in the eyes of the general public.

Has the expectations of responsibility of Councils(elected members and employees)changed in Law,I along with the majority of the general public think not.


In 1926 [AC355] Lord Birkenhead stated "A well established principle of law that if a person or public body is entrusted by the legislature with certain powers and duties expressly or impliedly for public purposes,these persons or bodies cannot divest themselves of these powers or duties,they cannot enter into any contract or take any action incompatible with the due exercise of their powers or the discharge of their duties."

In 1980[WLR182] Lord Hailsham stated "When Parliament lays down a statutory requirement for the exercise of legal authority;it expects it to be obeyed down to the minutest detail."

I know and I believe everyone else knows that Councils are not doing the above,the main reasons probably are that Officers mislead elected members who believe everything an Officer says is correct and truthful when the elected member should be challenging them constantly to ensure that they are doing their job correctly and within the law.

All Councils are experts in cover ups.