Why was Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service’s Kieran Timmins (former Deputy Chief Executive/Treasurer and in charge of the Saughall Massie fire station plans in 2014 & 2015) paid £144,500 for “compensation for loss of office” when he was made redundant in 2015?

Why was Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service’s Kieran Timmins (former Deputy Chief Executive/Treasurer and in charge of the Saughall Massie fire station plans in 2014 & 2015) paid £144,500 for “compensation for loss of office” when he was made redundant in 2015?

Why was Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service’s Kieran Timmins (former Deputy Chief Executive/Treasurer and in charge of the Saughall Massie fire station plans in 2014 & 2015) paid £144,500 for “compensation for loss of office” when he was made redundant in 2015?

                                            

Kieran Timmins (former Deputy Chief Executive, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service) taken in 2014
Kieran Timmins (former Deputy Chief Executive, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service) taken in 2014

The author of this piece is an Appellant in a First-tier-Tribunal (Information Rights) case in which Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority is the Second Respondent.

Below are three invoices (for £3,000 each consisting of £2,500 + VAT so £9,000 in total) from a Todd and Ledson LLP to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service for the Saughall Massie fire station project.

Invoice £3000 Todd and Ledson LLP Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority 30th December 2015 Saughall Massie Pre Contract Professional fees
Invoice £3000 Todd and Ledson LLP Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority 30th December 2015 Saughall Massie Pre Contract Professional fees
Invoice £3000 Todd and Ledson LLP Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority 30th September 2015 Saughall Massie Pre Contract Professional fees
Invoice £3000 Todd and Ledson LLP Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority 30th September 2015 Saughall Massie Pre Contract Professional fees
Invoice £3000 Todd and Ledson LLP Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority 31st August 2015 Saughall Massie Pre Contract Professional fees
Invoice £3000 Todd and Ledson LLP Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority 31st August 2015 Saughall Massie Pre Contract Professional fees

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (on behalf of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority) have submitted two planning applications associated with this project.

The most recent dated 20th July 2016 is for a screening opinion which if I’m correct Wirral Council as Local Planning Authority have to make a decision on within 3 weeks of the application, this is SCR/16/00994.

The related planning application to the above submitted on the 15th July 2015 is APP/16/00985 which is described as, “A single storey two bay community fire station incorporating operational and welfare accommodation, offices and meeting space, external drill and training facilities and associated car-parking. | Land adjacent to SAUGHALL MASSIE ROAD, SAUGHALL MASSIE ”.

The land is currently owned by Wirral Council, who are constructing a Youth Zone on land next to Birkenhead Fire Station.

Below are two invoices to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service from their solicitors Weightmans LLP connected to that.

Invoice £660.00 Weightmans LLP Transfer of land at Birkenhead Fire Station to Wirral Council 28th September 2015 Clive Bleasedale
Invoice £660.00 Weightmans LLP Transfer of land at Birkenhead Fire Station to Wirral Council 28th September 2015 Clive Bleasedale
Invoice £697.20 Weightmans LLP Transfer of land at Birkenhead Fire Station to Wirral Council 26th October 2015 Clive Bleasedale
Invoice £697.20 Weightmans LLP Transfer of land at Birkenhead Fire Station to Wirral Council 26th October 2015 Clive Bleasedale

Although at one stage a “land swap” was suggested by former Deputy Chief Executive of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Kieran Timmins (that is a swap of the land held by Wirral Council for the land adjacent to Birkenhead Fire Station), Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service state that no such land swap with Wirral Council was agreed follow Mr Timmins’ proposal. In an event Mr Timmins left the employment of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service in 2015 having been made redundant and he received £144,500 in redundancy payment in compensation (see note 30 to the accounts (Officers’ Remuneration) on page 66 of the 2015-16 accounts for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority).

The officer at Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service in charge of land matters following Mr. Timmins’ departure from the organisation in August 2015 is Deputy Chief Fire Officer Phil Garrigan.

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Merseytravel’s Chief Executive David Brown leaving to become Chief Executive of Transport for the North

Merseytravel’s Chief Executive David Brown leaving to become Chief Executive of Transport for the North

Merseytravel’s Chief Executive David Brown leaving to become Chief Executive of Transport for the North

                                                               

Merseytravel Chief Executive David Brown 1st October 2015
Merseytravel (Chief Executive) David Brown 1st October 2015

Merseytravel’s Chief Executive David Brown (pictured to the left) is leaving Merseytravel to become Chief Executive of Transport for the North. He starts in his new job on the 9th November 2015.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority met today and appointed Frank Rogers (pictured below and now Deputy Chief Executive of Merseytravel) as an interim Director General/Chief Executive of Merseytravel.

A future meeting of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will decide on who will be the permanent appointment to be Merseytravel’s Director General/Chief Executive. The report of the Monitoring Officer to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority can be read on Knowsley Council’s website.

Frank Rogers Deputy Chief Executive Merseytravel Liverpool City Region Combined Authority meeting 16th October 2015
Frank Rogers Deputy Chief Executive Merseytravel Liverpool City Region Combined Authority meeting 16th October 2015

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Employment and Appointments Sub-Committee (Wirral Council) Appointment of a Strategic Director (Families and Wellbeing)

Report of the Employment and Appointments Sub-Committee (Wirral Council) of the 26th October 2012 in Committee Room 2, Wallasey Town Hall starting at 3pm.

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Present (6/7,3:2:1)
Employment and Appointments Sub-Committee
Committee Room 2, Wallasey Town Hall

26th October 2012 3pm

Cllr Lesley Rennie, Conservative
Cllr Jeff Green, Conservative
Cllr Patricia Williams, Liberal Democrat
Cllr Phil Davies, Labour
Cllr Ann McLachlan, Labour
Cllr Adrian Jones, Labour
Cllr George Davies (from 15:30 (agenda item 3)), Labour

Committee Services
Andrew Mossop (Committee Clerk)

Not Present (Legal adviser)
Wirral Council officers

Chris Hyams, Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Graham Burgess, Acting Chief Executive
David Armstrong, Deputy Chief Executive
Unknown male
Unknown female

Press/public (agenda items 1-3)
J and L Brace

The meeting originally scheduled for 3pm started at 3.06pm. There were no microphones used.

1. Appointment of Chair
Andrew Mossop asked for nominations for Chair.
Cllr Ann McLachlan proposed a nomination for Cllr Phil Davies.
Cllr Adrian Jones seconded a nomination for Cllr Phil Davies.
There was a vote on the nomination for Cllr Phil Davies for Chair by show of hands.
Andrew Mossop asked if there were any other nominations for Chair?
No other nominations for Chair were made.
Cllr Phil Davies was therefore appointed Chair of the Employment and Appointments Sub-committee (unopposed). Cllr Phil Davies got up from his seat and walked to the Chair’s chair in the room and sat down.

The Chair (Cllr Phil Davies) asked for any declarations of interest?

2. Declarations of Interest
No declarations of interest were made.

3.  Exclusion of the press and public
Cllr Phil Davies proposed the following recommendation on the advice of a Council officer:-

“That in accordance with section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to that Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.”
This was agreed.

A member of the public (the author of this blog) asked why the resolution didn’t include the paragraph/s number and asked if they were required to include theparagraph or paragraph number in the resolution?

The Chair Cllr Phil Davies said he would seek advice on the subject. He sought advice on the subject and was also given advice by Cllr Jeff Green that it was paragraph 1. His resolution was amended to:-

“That in accordance with section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to that Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.”
The amended resolution was put to the vote and agreed. The press and public were excluded for agenda item 4 (Appointment of Strategic Director: Families and Wellbeing).

The public made their way to the door to leave the room.
Cllr George Davies arrives.
The public left the room.

Agenda Item 4 Appointment of Strategic Director: Families and Wellbeing

The councillors now including the late Cllr George Davies considered the applications for the new post of Strategic Director (Families and Wellbeing).

The following resolution was agreed:

That the following 5 candidates be long listed for the next stage of the selection process which shall be for officer interviews on Tuesday, 13 November – candidate numbers, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Transcript

Andrew Mossop: any nominations for the Chair?

Cllr Ann McLachlan: I nominate Phil Davies.

Andrew Mossop: Chair, err, Cllr Phil Davies, is that seconded?

Cllr Adrian Jones: Yes.

Andrew Mossop: Are there any other nominations?

Cllr Phil Davies: Right, OK, err folks, … see you’re busy…errm Item 2 this is a standing item, Members Code of Conduct Declarations of Interest. Has anyone wish to declare any interests?

No, OK, no interests, errm, item 3, is item for you to agree the exemption to exclude the members of the public from the meeting. Is that agreed?

Various councillors: Agreed.

John Brace: Sorry, there are no reasons in it, but the case law says there has to be reference to a paragraph, so errm is it possible to give the reasons,

Cllr Phil Davies:

John Brace: that’s supposed to be in the resolution you passed you see but unfortunately it’s missing from the agenda.

Cllr Phil Davies:
Cllr Jeff Green: on the basis of paragraph 1, I can suggest we actually go carry forward the exemption.

Cllr Phil Davies: So we should agree on the basis of paragraph 1?

John Brace: Is that agreed on paragraph 1?

Cllr Phil Davies: Is that agreed on the basis of paragraph 1?