What was in the 4 page secret report to councillors about Wirral Council making payments to a company that doesn’t exist?

What was in the 4 page secret report to councillors about Wirral Council making payments to a company that doesn’t exist?

What was in the 4 page secret report to councillors about Wirral Council making payments to a company that doesn’t exist?

                                       

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Audit and Risk Management Committee (Wirral Council) 24th April 2019 Part 2 of 3 Forge House Associates

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Audit and Risk Management Committee (Wirral Council) 24th April 2019 Part 3 of 3 Forge House Associates

Councillors at yesterday’s public meeting of Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Management Committee (which can be watched above) considered a report on Forge House Associates Limited (a copy of the previously secret 4 page report that councillors decided should be made public is at the end of this blog post).
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What has Wirral Council been spending money on in 2017 and 2018 (part 2)?

What has Wirral Council been spending money on in 2017 and 2018 (part 2)?

What has Wirral Council been spending money on in 2017 and 2018 (part 2)?

                                       

Last week I published some invoices to Wirral Council, I received some more of the invoices I’d requested on Friday, some of which are below.

Some are to Wirral Council for the legal expenses of barristers (who are self-employed). Section 26(8) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 specifically states that names that relate to a business carried on by a sole trader can’t be withheld as personal information. Despite this Wirral Council has blacked out the names of the barristers on some of the invoices below.
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