Number of Investigations by the Monitoring officers and reports to the Council

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Dear Havering Borough Council,

Under the FOIA please supply the following information relating to the work of the designated Monitoring Officers of the Council in line with the duties outlined in the council constitution and Sections 5 and 5A of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 covering the past 5 years

The number of investigations carried out

The areas of investigation (example: maladministration, contraventions of law, misconduct in office)

The number of reports made to the cabinet and or council (citing areas)

If none have occurred in the past 5 years, please indicate the date of the last investigation and report and relevant area.

Yours faithfully,

M Doyle

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Dear M Doyle

 

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Dear M Doyle

 

I refer to your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.  Your request has been considered and the
information held by Legal & Governance Services is as follows:

 

+---------------------------+
|Question|Under the FOIA |
|1 |please supply the |
| |following |
| |information |
| |relating to the |
| |work of the |
| |designated |
| |Monitoring |
| |Officers of the |
| |Council in line |
| |with the duties |
| |outlined in the |
| |council |
| |constitution and |
| |Sections 5 and 5A |
| |of the Local |
| |Government and |
| |Housing Act 1989 |
| |covering the past |
| |5 years |
| | |
| |  |
| | |
| |a.)  The number of|
| |investigations |
| |carried out |
| | |
| |b.)  The areas of |
| |investigation |
| |(example: |
| |maladministration,|
| |contraventions of |
| |law, misconduct in|
| |office) |
| | |
| |c.)  The number of|
| |reports made to |
| |the cabinet and or|
| |council (citing |
| |areas) |
| | |
| |d.)  If none have |
| |occurred in the |
| |past 5 years, |
| |please indicate |
| |the date of the |
| |last investigation|
| |and report and |
| |relevant area. |
|--------+------------------|
|Response|(a)  5 |
| | |
| |(b)  Behaviour at |
| |Council Meetings, |
| |Discrimination & |
| |Assault. |
| | |
| |(c)  2 reports.  |
| | |
| |(d)  The last  |
| |Adjudication & |
| |Review Committee |
| |Report was on 15 |
| |March 2016. |
+---------------------------+

 

I trust the information is of use to you and will close your request.

 

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handled you have the right to request an internal review within 3 months
by addressing your reasons to the:

 

Access to Information Team

London Borough of Havering

Town Hall

Main Road

Romford

RM1 3BD

 

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner at the
following address:

 

Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow 

Cheshire 

SK9 5AF

Telephone:   0303 123 1113

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Yours sincerely

 

Access to Information Team

London Borough of Havering | Access to Information

Town Hall, Main Road, Romford, RM1 3BB

 

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Protection,
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