Barnet Council Scandal - FOI documents - IS Action Plan Final (redacted)

LBB Information Systems “Action Plan”

April 2011

Final
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Filming the Council : Conservatives praise Labour Council transparancy

Conservative Home blog has praised Labour Kirklees Council for it's policy of open & transparent filming of Council meetings and how this has attracted 14,000 viewers. This blog has long argued that this would solve many of the problems of secrecy in Barnet Council. Sadly as ever, Barnet Tories are out of step with their own party. This is why Barnet Future Shape is in such a mess

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2011/06/kirklees-councils-online-viewing-figures-exceed-14000.html

Brian Colemans full list of expenses as chair of London Fire and Emergency Planning

7/03/2011	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey to London Kings Cross to take train to LGA Annual Fire Conference in Gateshead, Newcastle.	£31.76
02/03/2011	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey to Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane W1 - Representing LFEPA at the Community Security Trust Annual Dinner.	£37.11
02/03/2011	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane W1 - Representing LFEPA at the Community Security Trust Annual Dinner.	£37.11
28/02/2011	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from Houses of Parliament SW1 to Department for Culture Media and Sport, Cockspur St SW1 for National Fire Sprinkler Network Seminar.	£18.26
28/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - All Party Parliamentary FRS Group Seminar at House of Commons, SW1	£10.89
28/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - All Party Parliamentary FRS Group Seminar at House of Commons, SW1	£9.00
25/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Special Achievement Awards at City Hall.	£11.44
25/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Special Achievement Awards at City Hall.	£9.00
16/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Lunch with John Smith, Public Appointments, at The Goring Hotel, Grosvenor Gardens, SW1	£10.89
16/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Lunch with John Smith, Public Appointments, at The Goring Hotel, Grosvenor Gardens, SW1	£9.00
15/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£11.44
15/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£9.00
11/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Fire Commission at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£10.89
11/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Fire Commission at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£9.00
11/02/2011	Travel	Car Parking - Fire Commission at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1 - Parking meter fee	£7.70
07/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Appointments Committee at Union St.	£11.44
07/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Appointments Committee at Union St.	£9.00
04/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Visit by Neil O'Connor, DCLG to LFEPA HQ, Union St.	£11.44
04/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Visit by Neil O'Connor, DCLG to LFEPA HQ, Union St.	£9.00
01/02/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£11.44
01/02/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£9.00
27/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Authority Meeting at Union St.	£11.44
27/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Authority Meeting at Union St.	£9.00
25/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£11.44
25/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£9.00
24/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Appointments Committee at Union St.	£11.44
24/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Appointments Committee at Union St.	£9.00
18/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Minister and CFOA at House of Commons	£11.44
18/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Minister and CFOA at House of Commons	£9.00
17/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Finance and Personnel Committee at Union St.	£11.44
17/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Finance and Personnel Committee at Union St.	£9.00
13/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Extraordinary Meeting of the Authority at Union St.	£11.44
13/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Extraordinary Meeting of the Authority at Union St.	£9.00
11/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£11.44
11/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£9.00
05/01/2011	Travel	Members' car mileage - Budget and Performance meeting re. LFEPA at City Hall	£11.44
05/01/2011	Travel	Congestion Charge - Budget and Performance meeting re. LFEPA at City Hall	£9.00
24/12/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Christmas Carol Party at Union St.	£11.44
24/12/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Christmas Carol Party at Union St.	£8.00
20/12/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Farewell lunch for LFEPA Director of Resources at Union St.	£8.00
20/12/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Farewell lunch for LFEPA Director of Resources at Union St.	£11.44
15/12/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Meeting with the Mayor of London at City Hall	£11.44
15/12/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Meeting with the Mayor of London at City Hall	£8.00
15/12/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from GLA, City Hall SE1 to Portcullis House SW1 for Fire Futures Ministerial Round Table; then pick up from Portcullis House and drop off at GLA.	£48.48
10/12/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey to Local Government House, Smith Square SW1 for Fire Commission meeting	£40.32
10/12/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journeys to St. Paul's Cathedral EC4; and from Haberdashers Hall, 18 West Smithfield EC1 with Chairman's Lady in attendance for LFEPA Carol Service at St. Paul's Cathedral	£135.77
09/12/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Budget Meeting at Union St.	£11.44
09/12/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Budget Meeting at Union St.	£8.00
07/12/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Budget Meeting at GLA, City Hall	£11.44
07/12/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Budget Meeting at GLA, City Hall - congestion charge (Previous Charging Day - £10)	£10.00
01/12/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Lunch with James Pearson at The Carlton Club, SW1 for FiReControl briefing	£10.89
01/12/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Lunch with James Pearson at The Carlton Club, SW1 for FiReControl briefing	£8.00
01/12/2010	Travel	Car Parking - Lunch with James Pearson at The Carlton Club, SW1 for FiReControl briefing - parking meter fee	£6.60
26/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - London Councils Conservative Group Away Day at Westminster City Hall, SW1	£11.44
26/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - London Councils Conservative Group Away Day at Westminster City Hall, SW1	£8.00
26/11/2010	Travel	Car Parking - London Councils Conservative Group Away Day at Westminster City Hall, SW1 - parking meter fee	£8.80
23/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Retained Duty System Member Seminar at Local Govt House, Smith Square, SW1	£10.89
23/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Retained Duty System Member Seminar at Local Govt House, Smith Square, SW1	£8.00
23/11/2010	Travel	Car Parking - Retained Duty System Member Seminar at Local Govt House, Smith Square, SW1 - parking meter fee	£8.80
22/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Interview with ITV London News, 200 Grays Inn Road, WC1	£9.26
21/11/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey for Chairman and Chairman's Lady - from the Cenotaph, Whitehall SW1 for Annual Service of Remembrance	£66.09
18/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Authority Meeting at Union St.	£11.44
18/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Authority Meeting at Union St.	£8.00
15/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Fire Services Management Committee at Local Govt House, Smith Square SW1	£10.89
15/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Fire Services Management Committee at Local Govt House, Smith Square SW1	£8.00
15/11/2010	Travel	Car Parking - Fire Services Management Committee at Local Govt House, Smith Square SW1 - parking meter fee	£11.00
12/11/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journeys: Chairman and Chairman's Lady - to GLA Annual Remembrance Service at City Hall, SE1; Chairman only - from GLA City Hall to CLG Eland House, SW1 for Fire Futures Steering Group; from CLG Eland House to Bevis Marks Synagogue, Heneage Lane EC3 for Service of Thanksgiving; from Bevis Marks Synagogue to home	£145.93
09/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£11.44
09/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£8.00
08/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Finance and Personnel Committee at Union St.	£11.44
08/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Finance and Personnel Committee at Union St.	£8.00
03/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Budget meeting with Commissioner and Directors at Union St.	£11.44
03/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Budget meeting with Commissioner and Directors at Union St.	£8.00
02/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Mayor of London at City Hall re. firefighters strike	£11.44
02/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Mayor of London at City Hall re. firefighters strike	£8.00
01/11/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Interview with BBC London TV at Millbank Tower	£12.53
01/11/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Interview with BBC London TV at Millbank Tower	£8.00
28/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Fire Futures Steering Group at Eland House, SW1	£10.89
28/10/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Fire Futures Steering Group at Eland House, SW1	£8.00
27/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Robin Southwell, CE, EADS at Union St., SE1	£11.44
27/10/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Robin Southwell, CE, EADS at Union St., SE1	£8.00
27/10/2010	Other Expenses	Hospitality - Lunch with Lee Howell, CFO, Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue Service and President Designate of CFOA.	£36.68
27/10/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from Union St. to Houses of Parliament SW1.	£19.20
27/10/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from Houses of Parliament SW1 to Union St.	£19.20
26/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street, SE1	£11.44
26/10/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street, SE1	£8.00
23/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Firefighter's Strike - Interviews at Millbank Tower/ Leicester Square and meetings at Union St., SE1	£14.16
15/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Urgency Committee at Union St., SE1	£11.44
15/10/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Urgency Committee at Union St., SE1	£8.00
12/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street, SE1	£11.44
12/10/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street, SE1 ('Previous Charging Day' amount of £10 applies)	£10.00
01/10/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Fire Futures Steering Group at Eland House, SW1	£10.89
01/10/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Fire Futures Steering Group at Eland House, SW1	£8.00
01/10/2010	Travel	Car Parking - Fire Futures Steering Group at Eland House, SW1 - parking meter	£6.60
28/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
28/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
24/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LGA Fire Services Commission at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£10.89
24/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LGA Fire Services Commission at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£8.00
24/09/2010	Travel	Car Parking - LGA Fire Services Commission at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1 - car parking fees	£8.80
21/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
21/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
16/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Authority Meeting at Union Street	£11.44
16/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Authority Meeting at Union Street	£8.00
14/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
14/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
13/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Programme Board at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£10.89
13/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Programme Board at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£8.00
13/09/2010	Travel	Car Parking - LGA Safer and Stronger Communities Programme Board at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1 - car parking fees	£8.80
12/09/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journeys with Mrs Coleman - drop off at Church of St Bartholomew the Great, EC1; pick up from St Pauls Cathedral, EC4 - Firefighters Memorial Trust Annual Service of Remembrance (held in two different locations)	£140.55
10/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LGA Fire Services Management Committee at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£10.89
10/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LGA Fire Services Management Committee at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1	£8.00
10/09/2010	Travel	Car Parking - LGA Fire Services Management Committee at Local Government House, Smith Square, SW1 - car parking fees	£8.80
09/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner and Directors at Union Street	£11.44
09/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner and Directors at Union Street	£8.00
08/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Robin Southwell, CE, EADS UK Ltd at Union Street	£11.44
08/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Robin Southwell, CE, EADS UK Ltd at Union Street	£8.00
07/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
07/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
06/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Finance and Personnel Committee at Union Street	£11.44
06/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Finance and Personnel Committee at Union Street	£8.00
01/09/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
01/09/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
25/08/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - CLG Fire Futures meeting at DCLG, Eland House, SW1	£11.44
25/08/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - CLG Fire Futures meeting at DCLG, Eland House, SW1	£8.00
18/08/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Mayoral Appointments Interviews at City Hall (LFEPA)	£11.44
18/08/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Mayoral Appointments Interviews at City Hall (LFEPA)	£8.00
11/08/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Budget Review meeting at Union Street	£11.44
11/08/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Budget Review meeting at Union Street	£8.00
04/08/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with CFOA at Local Government House, SW1	£11.44
04/08/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with CFOA at Local Government House, SW1	£8.00
03/08/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Visit by Greg Barker MP to Westminster Fire Station	£8.00
03/08/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Visit by Greg Barker MP to Westminster Fire Station	£11.44
20/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£11.44
20/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union St.	£8.00
19/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Fire Services Management Committee at Smith Square	£11.44
19/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Fire Services Management Committee at Smith Square	£8.00
19/07/2010	Travel	Car Parking - Fire Services Management Committee - Parking at Smith Square	£8.80
15/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Authority meeting at City Hall	£11.44
15/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Authority meeting at City Hall	£8.00
14/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Lunch at House of Commons with new MPs	£11.44
14/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Lunch at House of Commons with new MPs	£8.00
14/07/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from GLA, City Hall to Houses of Parliament - lunch with new MPs	£31.51
14/07/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey from Union St to St Pauls Cathedral EC4 - Mayor's Service	£31.51
13/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - London Councils Leaders Committee at 59.5 Southwark St.	£11.44
13/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - London Councils Leaders Committee at 59.5 Southwark St.	£8.00
12/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - F&P Committee meeting & Lunch with Borough Commanders & DACs at Union St.	£11.44
12/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - F&P Committee meeting & Lunch with Borough Commanders & DACs at Union St.	£8.00
05/07/2010	Other Expenses	Subsistence - Hotel - LGA Conference, Bournemouth, 5-8 July 2010	£14.25
05/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LGA Conference, Bournemouth, 5-8 July 2010	£120.90
05/07/2010	Accommodation	Accommodation (claimed) - 3x nights accommodation at Park Central Hotel for LGA Conference, Bournemouth, 5-8 July 2010	£364.80
05/07/2010	Travel	Car Parking - 4x days Car Parking for LGA Conference, Bournemouth, 5-8 July 2010	£30.00
01/07/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Ministerial visit to LFEPA by Bob Neill MP	£11.44
01/07/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Ministerial visit to LFEPA by Bob Neill MP	£8.00
01/07/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Taxi journey - Union St to 1 Poultry EC2 - lunch with Edward Lord JP at Coq d'Argent.	£33.87
29/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with the Mayor for London and Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
29/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with the Mayor for London and Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
24/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Annual Authority Meeting at Union Street	£11.44
24/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Annual Authority Meeting at Union Street	£8.00
23/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Minister at Eland House, SE1	£11.44
23/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Minister at Eland House, SE1	£8.00
23/06/2010	Travel	Car Parking - Meeting with the Fire Minister	£4.40
22/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
22/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
18/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LGA Fire Services Forum at Smith Square, SW1	£11.44
18/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LGA Fire Services Forum at Smith Square, SW1	£8.00
18/06/2010	Travel	Car Parking - LGA Fire Services Forum	£8.80
17/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Lunch with Councillor Stacy	£11.44
17/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Lunch with Councillor Stacy	£8.00
16/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Conservative Group AGM at Union Street	£11.44
16/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Conservative Group AGM at Union Street	£8.00
08/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
08/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
07/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - All Party Fire and Rescue Seminar at Portcullis House, SW1	£11.44
07/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - All Party Fire and Rescue Seminar at Portcullis House, SW1	£8.00
03/06/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA 30 Year Long Service Awards	£11.44
03/06/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA 30 Year Long Service Awards	£8.00
28/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Emergency Services Liaison Meeting at Winchester House	£11.44
28/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Emergency Services Liaison Meeting at Winchester House	£8.00
25/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - GLA/LFEPA Meeting at City Hall re. shared services	£11.44
25/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - GLA/LFEPA Meeting at City Hall re. shared services	£8.00
24/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LGA Fire Services Management Committee at Smith Square, SW1	£11.44
24/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LGA Fire Services Management Committee at Smith Square, SW1	£8.00
21/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - London Councils Leaders meeting at 59 1/2 Southwark Street, SE1	£11.44
21/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - London Councils Leaders meeting at 59 1/2 Southwark Street, SE1	£8.00
20/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Long Service Awards at Southwark Training Centre	£11.44
20/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Long Service Awards at Southwark Training Centre	£8.00
18/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at union Street	£11.44
18/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at union Street	£8.00
12/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Nicholas Griffin, Mayor of London Adviser for Budgets and Performance, at Union Street	£11.44
12/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Nicholas Griffin, Mayor of London Adviser for Budgets and Performance, at Union Street	£8.00
12/05/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - Cab journeys to and from Goring Hotel, 15 Beeston Place, SW1W OJW for lunch with John Smith	£67.75
11/05/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at union Street	£11.44
11/05/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at union Street	£8.00
08/04/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - separate cab journeys to and from lunch meeting with Robin Southwell, CEO, EADS	£91.20
07/04/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFEPA Long Service Awards at Southwark Training Centre	£11.44
07/04/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFEPA Long Service Awards at Southwark Training Centre	£8.00
30/03/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner and Mayor at City Hall	£11.44
30/03/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner and Mayor at City Hall	£8.00
25/03/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - LFB Long Service Awards at Southwark Training Centre	£11.44
25/03/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - LFB Long Service Awards at Southwark Training Centre	£8.00
23/03/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with John Barton, General Sec of RFU at City Hall	£11.44
23/03/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with John Barton, General Sec of RFU at City Hall	£8.00
18/03/2010	Travel	Taxi (invoiced) - cab journey with Mrs Coleman to Union Street for LFEPA Authority meeting	£70.24
16/03/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
16/03/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00
08/03/2010	Other Expenses	Subsistence - Dinner at Hilton Hotel, Manchester	£15.00
24/02/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Lunch with John Ransford, CE, LGA	£11.44
24/02/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Lunch with John Ransford, CE, LGA	£8.00
11/02/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Opening of Harold Hill Fire Station	£24.51
09/02/2010	Travel	Members' car mileage - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£11.44
09/02/2010	Travel	Congestion Charge - Meeting with Fire Commissioner at Union Street	£8.00

Call for a public inquiry into the relationship between MetPro Rapid Response/MetPro Emergency Response and Barnet Council

Press release — 4 April 2011 - 10:30am

Barnet Council has been engaging private security firms MetPro Rapid Response/MetPro Emergency Response to control residents’ access to council meetings, in particular the council meeting on 1 March 2011. One of the company directors claims the company has also monitored blogs by Barnet residents, and filmed Barnet residents at Council meetings.

Despite holding contracts worth several hundred thousand pounds with Barnet Council, MetPro Rapid Response collapsed recently owing around £400,000, including £245,000 to HM Revenue & Customs. The firm is now in the hands of liquidators; however, MetPro Emergency Response, a company recently set up by the same company directors associated with MetPro Rapid Response, continued for a while to be employed by Barnet after the collapse of MetPro Rapid Response.

As well as providing security for Council meetings, these firms provided security at several council locations, including some housing vulnerable people.

At the meeting on 1 March, it appears that MetPro security staff did not wear visible identification, breaching Security Industry Authority (SIA) regulations, whilst working for Barnet.

Statements made by directors of the company regarding the scope of their work for Barnet have been contradicted by executive officers of Barnet Council.

The full facts regarding Barnet Council’s contract/s with MetPro Rapid Response/MetPro Emergency Response must be revealed to the public. We need to know about the use of data collected by the company (with full consideration for data protection and human rights implications). We need Barnet Council to reveal the extent of the MetPro companies’ activities on behalf of the Council. Residents and Council staff have a right to know what activities their Council undertake. They have a right to expect the Council only to engage firms with a proven track record for such activities and to monitor such, ensuring, for example, that they comply with legislation, eg, SIA regulations.

The only way that trust can be restored in Barnet Council, following the MetPro debacle, is to hold a full public inquiry. We the undersigned call on Nick Walkley, CEO of Barnet Council, and Lynne Hillan, Council Leader, to immediately engage an independent investigator, enjoying the confidence of Barnet residents, to look into the relationship between MetPro Rapid Response/MetPro Emergency Response and Barnet Council. We demand to know what Barnet Council asked MetPro Rapid Response/MetPro Emergency Response to do and what Barnet Council has done with any information about residents it has had access to as a result of MetPro’s work.


Signed:

Alexander Clayman (N12)
Derek Dishman (EN5)
Adam Langleben (HA8)
Vicki Morris (NW9)
Theresa Musgrove (N3)
Maria Nash (EN4)
Julian Silverman (N12)
Roger Tichborne (NW7)
Adele Winston (EN5)

Legionella Outbreak in Barnet Care Homes - Trades Union response

From: John Burgess
Sent: 03 April 2011 17:16
To: 'Cohen, Cllr Melvin Conservative'
Cc: Kennally, Kate; Joffe, Glynnis; 'Mason, Rick'; l.Butterfield@unison.co.uk
Subject: Barnet UNISON - Legionella outbreak - in Catalyst Care homes in Barnet
Importance: High

Dear Cllr Cohen

I am currently up north sorting out the quality of care for my mother in a care home, you may not know that I began my career in social care in Barnet working for what was called them ‘Jewish Welfare Board’ later to become Jewish Care.

I have been contacted following the headline in the Barnet Press which reads ‘Bacteria Scare in Care Homes’

I have read the council’s Press release on this matter and I am heartened to hear you quoted in the Hendon Times as saying

“We take any breach of health and safety regulations very seriously and the council will continue to sample the water systems at all five care homes run by Catalyst and will continue to oversee their treatment processes.”

and later in the Hendon Times saying

“Councillor Melvin Cohen, cabinet member for governance and civic affairs, said: "The tragic consequences of this case highlight just how crucial health and safety at work really is.

"I hope the fines imposed by the court service send out a strong message to employers about the paramount importance of ensuring the safety of those who work for them.”

It is clear there has been a significant breach in Health & Safety and it by good fortune, not good contract monitoring, that to date, there have been no reports of any service users contracting the legionella bacteria. I assume you have already asked that medical records for residents/services users have been checked for any signs of legionella bacteria?

I am not sure if you were made aware of a number of concerns I first raised on 16 February including my request for a public inquiry in order we could learn from the serious mistakes made in these Care Homes.

I had no response until I was contacted by the Press and Iearnt that there were now 3 homes (not 2 as I was previously tod a month earlier) infected and that an improvement notice has been sent to Catalyst Housing Group.

On 17^th March I sent the following email to interim Head of Environment Health

Dear

Our UNISON regional organiser Laura Butterfield is away on leave and I as Branch Secretary I have been asked on behalf of our members working in the Fremantle for information of any action your service is taking with regards the Legionella outbreak in a number of Fremantle Care Homes. Laura has written to Fremantle on two occasions and has yet to receive a reply.

It is my understanding from reading the HSE document “What to expect when a health and safety inspector calls

A brief guide for businesses, employees and their representatives”

Which states

“finding a breach of health and safety law, the inspector will decide what action to take. The action will depend on the nature of the breach, and will be based on the principles set out in the Health and Safety Commission’s (HSC) Enforcement Policy Statement. The inspector should provide employees or their representatives with information about any action taken, or which is necessary for the purpose of keeping them informed about matters affecting their health, safety and welfare.”

 It goes on to say

“An inspector will meet or speak to employees or their representatives during a visit, wherever possible, unless this is clearly inappropriate because of the purpose of the visit. When they meet, employees or their representatives should always be given the opportunity to speak privately to the inspector, if they so wish. 

The inspector will provide employees or their representatives with certain information where necessary for the purpose of keeping them informed about matters affecting their health, safety and welfare. This information relates to the workplace or activity taking place there, and action which the inspector has taken or proposes to take. The type of information that an inspector will provide includes: 

·         matters which an inspector considers to be of serious concern;

·         details of any enforcement action taken by the inspector; and

·         an intention to prosecute the business (but not before the duty holder is informed).

Depending on the circumstances, the inspector may provide this information orally or in writing.”

 I have a number of questions

 1. Can you confirm whether any resident/service user/member of the public has contracted Legionella?

2. Who is responsible for monitoring the safety of the water supply in these settings?

·         Is it Barnet Council

·         Is it Catalyst Housing?

·         Is it Fremantle

·         Is another organisation?

 3. When and where in each of the affected homes did they discover Legionella bacteria?

4. When was the last time each setting was checked and who has the records?

5. Does Barnet Council include issues like Health & Safety in the contract monitoring process? If not why not? If yes when were these last reviewed?

6. Are risk assessments on health & safety carried out in all of the settings?

7. As part of the contract monitoring by Barnet Council are these risk assessments reviewed? If not why not? If yes when were they last reviewed?

8. As part of good safeguarding practice have other residential care homes provided by Catalyst and Fremantle been informed about the outbreak and if so have the checks been carried out in those settings?

9. What was the cause of this outbreak and what controls have been put in place to secure the safety of the residents, staff and visitors?

10. Was a risk assessment carried out after the Legionella bacteria was discovered? If yes, what did it say and what control measures were put in place? If not why not?  

11. Can you confirm that you have issued an improvement notice and if so please provide me with a copy of the notice?

I have subsequently added another question

12.  ‘Have relatives of residents and day care users been informed and kept up to date on developments?’

Improvement Notice

I note the improvement notice requests

“You should identify who in your organisation and who in your contractors’ organisations needs to be notified about unsatisfactory results. These individuals need to be clear about the required course of action to be taken.

 Appropriate communications arrangements need to be in place.”

I hope you have already expressed concern to learn that this still needs to be done 6 weeks after the outbreak first went public.

What is clear is that there is a problem and the problem is transparency; which makes our request for an independent public inquiry in the public interest and urgent.

I have been contacted by a number of journalists working both inside and outside Barnet all investigating the real story.

Sooner or later more information is going to come to light about just how all of this happened I think it is Barnet Council’s interest to be at the forefront in wanting a independent public inquiry.

I have a duty to safeguard our member’s health & safety for our members working in those care homes and I want greater transparency and would welcome a joint call from Barnet Council to ensure there is a public inquiry.

One Barnet

Forgive my cynicism that my request for an independent public inquiry  will be met with stony silence, which is why I need to add a further reason for an inquiry.

The One Barnet programme is a mass privatisation programme, the success of which would be reliant on ability of the council to successfully procure and contract & monitor private sector organisations. The added risk is that these organisations are not subject to Freedom if Information (FOI) requests and often hide behind commercial confidentiality.

I am sure you perhaps have already asked this questions but

“What is the councils responsibility with regards health & safety of Barnet residents and members of the public when services are privatised?

Sub contractor failure?

I have been contacted by someone who claims they worked in one of the Fremantle Care Homes. They allege there was an organisation called Tarn Pure who used to carry out checks for Legionella. I have checked and Tarn Pure appear to be a highly professional and reputable company who specialise in water treatment.

I want to bring this comment in the ‘improvement notice’ issued to Catalyst Housing

“Due to the complexity of your arrangements at these care homes it is imperative that you identify clear lines of responsibilities and reporting arrangements for each of these parties.”

It appears that the above comment implies a lack of transparency which is impeding the ability to establish who is accountable and that safe systems are in place and lessons learnt.

I have no idea as to whether Tarn Pure were commissioned by Catalyst and if so whether they responsible for what has happened in these homes. What is clear is that there needs to be an independent public inquiry.

I would welcome opportunity to discuss any comments you have on the matters I have raised in this open letter to you.

I would like to have your assurance that these questions will be answered and made publicly available?

I look forward to hearing back from you shortly.

Best wishes

John Burgess

Branch Secretary.

Standing up for staff and public services

Barnet Council - A risk to Democracy?

From: "Lustig, Jeff"

Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:26:02 +0100

To: All Members

Cc: Gearson, Vanessa; Kagan, Gaby; Robeson, Richard

Subject: Departures

Dear Members,

Whilst I do not normally write to you when members of staff leave the Council, I think it is appropriate that I bring to your attention that current departures include some of our Democratic Services Officers who will be well known to many Members.

Nick Musgrove retires from the Council today, having served Barnet since 1974. Nick has worked under 8 Council Leaders and also each of Barnet’s 5 Chief Executives and 2 Interim Chief Executives. Nick has been responsible for administering a wide range of Committees and other democratic processes during his long career with the Council. Since the inception of executive arrangements, Nick, as Senior Democratic Services Officer, has had special responsibility as clerk to the Cabinet meeting. Nick’s remarkable record of loyal service to the Council is one of dedication, commitment and the highest standards of professionalism.

Another outstanding contribution to Barnet has been made by Stephanie Chaikin, who is also retiring from the Council after more than 20 years service. In her time, Stephanie has acted as Democratic Services Officer to the Council’s Planning Committees, Licensing Committees, Area Environment Committees, Special Committee (Constitution Review) and Residents Forums. She played a very significant role when the determination of licensing applications transferred from the magistrates courts to local authorities. Stephanie has always been extraordinarily diligent and thorough in carrying out her responsibilities to the highest standard.

Also departing from Democratic Services this month have been Pauline Bagley, Jonathan Regal and Katy Lam. Amongst their other responsibilities, Pauline has most recently worked very closely with the General Functions Committee, Jonathan has supported the Cabinet Resources Committee and Katy, following return from maternity leave, has been dealing with Member matters and School Admissions. I am sure that, like me, Members will have appreciated the significant support and assistance they have been given by these officers in different capacities over several years.

There is a concurrent restructure within Democratic Services and Aysen Giritli will be circulating the details to you very shortly.

As part of the changes outlined in the budget report approved by Council and the staffing implications report approved by the General Functions Committee, eight other members of staff from Corporate Governance have recently left or will be leaving Barnet today or very shortly. Most of those staff will, perhaps, not be very well known to Members. However, I should mention Sian Hughes, Governance and Service Development Manager, who will also be departing but is staying for a little while in order to assist us with the Referendum. Sian has made a very significant contribution to Barnet in a number of different roles over many years and I greatly appreciate the support and assistance she has given to me during her time in Corporate Governance and before that, Law & Probity.

Regards,

Jeff Lustig
Director of Corporate GovernanceLondon Borough of Barnet, North London Business Park, Oakleigh Road South, London N11 1NP
Tel: 020 8359 2008

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