A blog about Wirral Council, Wirral Council's councillors & officers
A blog about Wirral Council's public meetings, Wirral Council's councillors, Bidston & St. James ward and other public bodies on Merseyside
45 objections and 1,004 strong signature petition against sale of land by Wirral Council in Upton to LIDL for £820,000
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So who’s putting up your council tax in Wirral, Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley and Sefton and what happened when the Race Equality Task Force reported?
By John Brace (Editor) and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)
First publication date: 7th February 2021, 15:37 (GMT)
This last week has been an interesting one, as politicians decided (despite concerns about affordability) to put up local taxes such as council tax for the people of Merseyside.
Thursday saw a public meeting of the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel meet (who are ten councillors appointed by the district councils on Merseyside (Wirral, Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley and Sefton) plus two independent members.
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Merseyside Police redact dog names from invoices claiming the names are “personal information”
By John Brace (Editor) and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)
First publication date: 12th January 2021, 15:57 (GMT)
In November 2012, when police and crime commissioners were introduced, a new requirement was placed on certain police forces in England to publish information on payments over £500 (including the recipients of such payments).
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Wirral Council’s auditors Grant Thornton issue adverse value for money conclusion on 2019–20 accounts
By John Brace (Editor) and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)
First publication date: 11th January 2021, 11:51 (GMT)
Tonight (11th January 2021) Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee meets to agree to both its own accounts for 2019–20 and that of the Merseyside Pension Fund (Wirral Council is the Administering Authority for the Merseyside Pension Fund). The legal deadline for final audited local council accounts for 2019-20 was put back to the end of November 2020 because of the pandemic but Wirral Council is set to approve its accounts for 2019-20 considerably later than this deadline.
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What are the reasons you can leave your home in Wirral during the coronavirus pandemic under the new Tier 4 restrictions?
By John Brace (Editor) and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)
First publication date: 8th January 2021, 11:50 (GMT)
On Wednesday 6th January 2021, new public health regulations were agreed that resulted in Wirral going from a Tier 3 area to a Tier 4 area due to a type of coronavirus that spreads more quickly than before. These modifying regulations (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021) came into force on the 6th January 2021.
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