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Present Councillors Cllr Andrew Hodson (Chair) Cllr Simon Mountney (Vice-Chair) Cllr Patricia Glasman (Spokesperson) Cllr Ann Bridson (Spokesperson) Cllr Ron Abbey Cllr Chris Blakeley Cllr Pat Hackett Cllr Adam Sykes Cllr Jerry Williams Officers Mark Delap, Committee Clerk Surjit Tour, Head of Legal and Member Services Another Wirral Council officer Two members of the public. [...]

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Cllr Jim Crabtree asked if Cllr Ron Abbey had a question. Cllr Simon Mountney said it was unfair to ask [Colin Hughes]. He said the question should be put to the Director of Law, Human Resources and Asset Management [Bill Norman] at the earliest opportunity. Cllr Ron Abbey said the wanted his question minuted. He [...]

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Cllr Jim Crabtree said they would find someone. Cllr Abbey said he had other questions on actions and timescales. Cllr Simon Mountney said he was happy to talk, but the decision over not having a legal adviser because he had a meeting tomorrow he thought “a disgrace”. He repeated that he thought it was a [...]

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Cllr Abbey said he had to be as blunt as this as time after time, actions had not been actioned. He had suspicions it was deliberate. He said the corporate governance recommendations had not been actioned, damage done and that they should have people sitting at this committee as it was a very important meeting [...]

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The committee considered the Internal Audit update. A council officer said it covered from the beginning of September to October and that he wanted to bring to the committee’s attention several items. At 1.5 the format and content of Internal Audit reports was under review by a working party. This included the Chief Internal Auditor, [...]

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Cllr Simon Mountney also asked about the processes in place. David Taylor-Smith said it was a decision of the administration, they were provided with the information which was then discussed. The Budget would be set by the statutory deadline. Cllr Simon Mountney asked about actions taken by officers. David Taylor-Smith said that there were a [...]

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The agenda and reports for the meeting can be found here. Apologies Cllr Stuart Wittingham substituted by Cllr Denise Roberts Cllr Pat Hackett substituted by Cllr Ron Abbey Present: Conservative councillors Cllr John Hale (Chair) Cllr Don McCubbin (Vice-Chair) Cllr Steve Williams Cllr Adam Sykes Labour councillors Cllr Denise Roberts (substitute for Cllr Stuart Wittingham) [...]

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Cllr Brighouse, Vice-Chair said that he had no problems with the £14 million & £25 million issue, however said that what they were “asking the public to do is right”. He talked about what Wirral Council did with the results and its effect on decisions. He said the majority were looking for a bigger reduction, [...]

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Cllr John Hale asked a question about the consequences used for reduced budgets. He also asked about efficiency savings. The Chair, Cllr Gilchrist said there was a ninety-three page guide. Cllr Ron Abbey said it was “only a tool” and a “means to an end”. Cllr John Hale said that there would’ve been a different [...]

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The Chair, Cllr Phil Gilchrist welcomed those present to the Council Excellence Overview and Scrutiny Committee. He asked councillors if they had any declarations of interest. Cllr Ron Abbey and Cllr Jon Salter declared the same interest in regard to item 7. This was because they are Wirral Council’s representatives on Merseytravel (Merseyside Integrated Transport [...]

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