Total Cost of Richard Penn's Investigation into David Green
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
The recent disclosure (Christmas Eve 2012) of Richard Penn's report into allegations made against David Green has already attracted widespread criticism as being deeply flawed and has prompted Frank Field MP to raise the matter in parliament.
Please disclose the total cost including payments and all other expenses paid to Richard Penn and any associated costs incurred over the ten month period that David Green was suspended which were related to the investigation.
Please give me a complete breakdown of all costs, payments and expenses.
I trust that this information can be easily and speedily obtained as this request I believe is very much in the public interest.
Yours faithfully,
I. Sevova
I. Sevova left an annotation ()
Dear Wirral Council
Over one week ago since I requested an acknowledgement and you have not been able to manage this.
Please now acknowledge and give me a time frame as I requested.
Thanks
I. Sevova left an annotation ()
Dear Wirral Council,
when will you acknowledge this as I have requested for you to do twice now? Also provide me with an approximate time frame.
Thanks
Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,
Hopefully third time lucky! Can you please acknowledge this request as I have requested on two previous occasions?
*Also please disclose all legal fees paid from Council coffers relating to the Richard Penn report in addition to other costs.
Yours faithfully,
I. Sevova
Good Afternoon
Thank you for your request below, Wirral Council can provide the following
information in response to your query. Richard Penn's costs in relation
to the investigation into Director of Technical Services is £28,171.80
(inclusive of VAT). This includes invoices submitted by Richard Penn for
his work and also the associated costs of accommodation and subsistence,
postage costs, travel and room hire. Richard Penn commenced the
investigation on 26 April 2012. His last meeting in relation to the
investigation was 6 November 2012. The Council received the final draft
report on 17 December and final report on 24 December 2012. This does not
include legal fees or officer time.
Thank you for your enquiry, kind regards
Tracy O'Hare
Information Management
Wirral Council
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Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
thank you but my last message to you asked for the legal costs also.
Please now promptly provide the legal costs in relation to this investigation
Yours sincerely,
I. Sevova
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
This request has now ran past the time limit and so please respond promptly or I shall refer to the ICO.
I assume that the legal cost part of the request now outstanding will be easy and quick for you you to provide
Yours sincerely,
I. Sevova
Dear InfoMgr, FinDMT,
Can you please inform me when I can expect a reply to this FOI request which has passed the time limit?
Yours sincerely,
I. Sevova
Good Afternoon
Thank you for your request regarding the total cost of Richard Penn's
Investigation into David Green. Please see attachment as our response and
I hope this information is of use to you.
Kind regards
Jane Corrin
Information Manager
Wallasey Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wallasey
Wirral
CH44 8ED
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Dear Jane,
thank you for the response, however your answer on legal fees relate to Richard Penn, whereas I referred to all legal fees associated with the investigation.
Please supply this information as requested
Yours sincerely,
I. Sevova
Good Afternoon,
With regard to your latest query, please see details attached as our
response and I hope the information is useful to you.
Kind Regards
Jane Corrin
Information Manager
Wirral Council
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I. Sevova left an annotation ()
So now we know the full cost to the Wirral taxpayer of the "investigation" was in fact £34,730.08. Was it money well spent? I doubt that Wirral residents would agree.
A report that was deeply flawed in terms of lack of rigour and issues of objectivity. What does it take for a Wirral MBC Director to actually have a case to answer???
nigel hobro left an annotation ()
A professional firm Grant Thornton charges $46.8K incl vat at some $200 an hour and they give a forensic account which is referred to police and govt office.
How much an hour was Mr Penn charging and what back up did he have in terms of secretariat, colleagues , forensic qualifications?
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I. Sevova left an annotation ()
Dear Wirral Council,
Please acknowledge this request and provide me with an approximate timeframe for when it will be dealt with.
Kind Regards
I. Sevova