A blog about Wirral Council, Wirral Council's councillors & officers https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Jack Beecham pleads guilty to harassment without violence at Wirral Magistrates Court Decision on application for court order requesting correction of Jack Beecham’s personal data held by Merseyside Police adjourned Jack Beecham found not guilty on two counts of alleged breaches of section 170 of the Data Protection Act 2018 Junior doctors strike in England continues following rejection of pay offer by BMA Campaign Group asks Wirral Council councillors to “call in” £9.7 million contract award decision for construction of flood wall in West Kirby National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) corrects advice to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust over OpenAthens account eligibility What happened when I tried to inspect candidates’ consent to nomination forms at Birkenhead Town Hall? Contact details for 66 Wirral Council councillors (2023/24) Who are the candidates in the election of 66 councillors to Wirral Council in 2023? Trial of Jack Beecham at Liverpool Crown Court delayed due to COVID What were the election results in the elections of 66 councillors to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in May 2023? Contributors to this blog ICO accuse Jack Beecham of breaching bail conditions YouTube channel Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Board of Directors insists on holding meeting required by law to be in public without journalist present OFSTED, CQC and HMICFRS require Wirral Council to prepare a written statement of action by 19th May 2023 addressing 4 areas of improvement in multi-agency safeguarding Wirral Council’s Health Committee looks into safeguarding failures at Kent House, Oxton, Wirral What’s in the Notice of Election for the election of 66 councillors to Wirral Council in 2023? How did Liverpool City Council turn a beautiful idea into an omnishambles? What happened during 2.5 days of judicial hearings involving evictions and mortgage repossessions at the Liverpool County Court in 2021? Councillors on Merseyside Police and Crime Panel agreed to Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell’s 2022/23 Budget to increase the police element of council tax by £10 a year (Band D) from 1st April 2022 for Wirral, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Knowsley residents despite cost of living concerns Applications by Defendant Jack Beecham to vacate 14th August 2023 trial date and have public funds pay for transcript of previous hearing both denied by HHJ Swinnerton at Liverpool Crown Court Department for Work and Pensions (“DWP”) lost First-tier Tribunal (SEC) appeal (of decision not to pay Personal Independence Payment (“PIP”)) Leonora Brace obituary: Beloved paramedic, campaigner & journalist Wirral Council advertise on this blog but do not class us as a media organisation! Wirral Council ban Leonora and John Brace from attendance at Claughton byelection count! Advertise What reasonable adjustments were agreed for a First-tier Tribunal hearing in a PIP (Personal Independent Payment) appeal and why was an urgent hearing granted in a case that started in 2019? Contract Natural Gas Limited fined £320,000 after pleading guilty to not disconnecting gas supply in New Ferry What did Surjit Tour answer to questions about a Freedom of Information request to Wirral Council at the First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) hearing (EA/2016/0033) (continued)? Are Merseyside Police correctly determining whether their contractors fall inside or outside IR35? Councillors on Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority agreed to nearly 2% rise in fire element of council tax (from April 2022) for residents in Wirral, Liverpool, St Helens, Knowsley and Sefton What happened at the Remembering Srebrenica event in Birkenhead organised by Wirral Council and the Wirral National Education Union? With 75% of PIP Tribunal appeals resulting in an overturned decision, isn’t it time the Government accepted recommendations from the Second Independent Review to improve trust and transparency? Why was I given permission to appeal on 2 grounds the First-tier Tribunal costs order of £500 in favour of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority and why did I receive an apology from a Judge? First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) PIP Appeal adjourned for second time Merseytravel respond on Mersey Tunnels issues – Fast Tag, Disability The politics of jealousy: why Wirral’s 66 politicians need to be careful what they say about disability A meeting with 2 Wirral Council officers about parking behind Birkenhead Market and disability issues Underhill, Kay and Tomlinson LJJ dismiss appeal of former Wirral Council solicitor Gregory Eyitene of earlier Employment Appeals Tribunal decision involving allegations of race and disability discrimination Department for Work and Pensions (“DWP”) lost First-tier Tribunal (SEC) appeal (of decision not to pay Universal Credit) because of DWP’s inability to provide crucial communication from the DWP to the Claimant What are the reasons you can leave your home in Wirral during the coronavirus pandemic under the new Tier 4 restrictions? First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) PIP Appeal adjourned “in the interests of justice” ATOS use PR business to “monitor websites and social media” “for mentions of Atos and disability assessments” Merseytravel “expect” works on accessibility improvements at Birkenhead Park, Broad Green, Hillside, St Michael’s and Hunts Cross train stations to be finished by the end of “October 2021” What was the Upper Tribunal decision in [2019] UKUT 305 (AAC) (Brace v Information Commissioner and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority)? Economy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) 22nd April 2013 Thextons (Green Deal Installer) explain the “Green Deal” What is the history of disability benefit changes in the UK (2010-2019) and do the DLA/PIP changes make disabled people poorer? PIP assessments are a strange place somewhere between the Great Escape and Monty Python’s Spanish Inquisition Economy and Regeneration Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Wirral Council) (5th September 2012) Declarations of Interest, Minutes, Business Presentation/Discussion David Downing of Drivecompare.com Ltd Part 1