EXCLUSIVE: 11 more invoices paid by Wirral Council including £2,241 for gym mats and £6,090 for a barrister

Below are eleven invoices (although some are for credit amounts) paid by Wirral Council. The first four are for people in nursing homes or residential homes where Wirral Council pay their fees. It seems Wirral Council do the accounting for this using software so these are printouts of the payments made (although the last amount to Riversdale Northwest Limited is for a credit of £6247.57). The invoice after that for £2,241 is for gym mats and safety mats for Birkenhead Youth Club.

Then there is an invoice for £6,090 from Kings Chambers. The invoice from Kings Chambers was covered in more detail at Wirral Council paid barrister £6,090 for 2 day planning inquiry hearing & 5 hours of work.

The next invoice is a bit of a mystery. United Utilities refunded Wirral Council £10,070.32. The information supplied (a printout from a spreadsheet) shows this is to do with United Utilities invoices to the library and one stop shops section (which doesn’t really tell why the refund happened).

Cottrell Electrical Services invoiced Wirral Council £1,973.40 for work on Wallasey Town Hall.

Merrill Legal Solutions (who do transcription of legal cases) issued Wirral Council a credit note for £1598.92 for a case in the Liverpool County Court in 2011.

DMM Psychology Limited did a psychological report for a legal case. The cost was split between four parties (one of which was Wirral Council). Wirral Council paid £809.85.

BDH Solicitors charged Wirral Council £1369.80 although what this is for is a mystery as the “attached cost checker” was not supplied to me. The amount of the court fee would suggest it was either to do with a special guardianship order or an application for permission for adoption or wardship.

Wirral Council invoice PSS UK Limited £1100.58 25th March 2014

Wirral Council invoice Voyage Limited £3000 Anchor Trust Homes £1020.86 25th March 2014

Wirral Council invoice Century Healthcare Limited £1804 Daleside Nursing Home £1732 25th March 2014

Wirral Council invoice Oxton Manor £1588 Riversdale Northwest Limited £6247.57 25th March 2014

Wirral Council invoice Eveque Leisure Equipment Ltd £2241 25th February 2014

Wirral Council invoice Kings Chambers £6090 25th April 2013

Wirral Council invoice United Utilities £10070.32 13th March 2014

Wirral Council invoice Cottrell Electrical Services £1973.40 12th December 2013

Wirral Council invoice Merrill Legal Solutions £1598.92 19th January 2012

Wirral Council invoice DMM Psychology Limited £809.85 16th January 2013

Wirral Council invoice BDH Solicitors £1369.80 30th March 2012

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Present:
Cllr Chris Blakeley (Chair)
Cllr Ian Lewis
Cllr Steve Williams
Cllr Anita Leech
Tracey Smith, Area Forum coordinator
Steve Preston, Community Safety
Inspector Peter Kolokotroni, Merseyside Police
Chris Begya (Head of Branch, Personal Support (Department of Adult Social Services)
Graham Hodkinson (Director of Adult Social Services)
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
and about forty members of the public

The Chair, Cllr Chris Blakeley welcomed the public to what he said was sadly the last Area Forum as the Council wanted to move to Neighbourhood working based on the four constituencies. Cllr Blakeley said that this would not be as local and as the constituency the Area Forum was based in was Wallasey that it might involve travelling further to meetings. He thanked those involved with the Area Forum over the last ten years.

Two items in particular [on the Area Forum agenda] had generated interest locally, the Moreton Youth Club and Moreton Day Centre, on the latter Graham Hodkinson, the Director of Adult Social Services had been invited to answer questions. Cllr Blakeley said that Tracey had been a “fantastic Area Forum coordinator” and he wanted to thank Tracey who he thought was the best Area Forum coordinator.

He introduced Cllr Steve Williams and Cllr Ian Lewis and told them that the latter had been elected in the recent byelection. Cllr Ian Lewis asked that as this was the first Area Forum since the death of former Cllr Anne McArdle for a minutes silence. There was a minute of silence for former Cllr Anne McArdle.

Cllr Blakeley asked for apologies? Apologies were given for Cllr Simon Mountenay, Cllr Ron Abbey and another. He asked if there were any questions arising from the minutes? None were asked. He then asked Peter Cummings to give an update on United Utilities. However Peter Cummings wasn’t present. Cllr Blakeley commented on the widespread nature of current United Utilities roadworks in the local area.

Continued at Part 2.

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