tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post7867607177341507847..comments2024-03-28T18:32:12.398+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Tories seek to strengthen Brent Council Scrutiny and accountability at AGMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-71574257090329225352015-05-17T19:13:40.916+01:002015-05-17T19:13:40.916+01:00If you mean the Scrutiny Committee, it appears tha...If you mean the Scrutiny Committee, it appears that Brent's Labour Group has granted your wish by replacing all of its members on the committee - it will be interesting to see who ends up as the Vice Chair, representing the opposition.<br /><br />However, we are still left with just a single Scrutiny Committee, to cover all aspects of Council policy and practice. This is too much work for one committee to be able to do effectively, and until that is changed we will not see proper scrutiny or accountability.<br /><br />Philip Grant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-62114788029964477852015-05-16T12:49:34.237+01:002015-05-16T12:49:34.237+01:00Sack the Scrote Committee!Sack the Scrote Committee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-31103626753245366212015-05-15T23:55:30.637+01:002015-05-15T23:55:30.637+01:00Cllr Warren is a brave man - wont he face diciplin...Cllr Warren is a brave man - wont he face diciplinary action for contacting WM?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-72533910771093217152015-05-15T20:31:36.881+01:002015-05-15T20:31:36.881+01:00Well said, Cllr John Warren! It's about time t...Well said, Cllr John Warren! It's about time there was more, scruitiny, transparency & accountability to local tax-paying residents. Perhaps some of our dozier councillors will wake up & endeavour to address issues of public concern with integrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-12666366003851131552015-05-15T19:39:52.979+01:002015-05-15T19:39:52.979+01:00Cllr. Warren was told that his proposed amendments...Cllr. Warren was told that his proposed amendments to the Constitution could not be considered because they were nothing to do with the amendments being proposed in the report to Full Council (by the Chief Legal Officer).<br /><br />The amendments being proposed include:<br />'... delegating certain powers to the Chief Executive to act in cases of urgency and delegating to the Chief Legal Officer certain powers to make changes to the constitution.'<br /><br />At the moment it is a meeting of the Full Council which has the power to make changes to the constitution. It appears that the Chief Legal Officer may already be usurping the power of elected councillors, and acting as if the changes she is proposing have already been approved, by denying a member of Full Council the opportunity to put his proposals to the Full Council's annual meeting on 20 May.<br /><br />As Martin's recent blog asked: where does the power lie in Brent Council? If matters are allowed to carry on the way they are going at the Civic Centre, it could make you wonder why we elect 63 councillors to represent the people of the borough. Perhaps it is that "old-fashioned" concept of democracy.<br /><br />Philip Grant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-19612490448987944692015-05-15T18:10:48.802+01:002015-05-15T18:10:48.802+01:00Doesn't 'strengthening scrutiny committee&...Doesn't 'strengthening scrutiny committee' make a nonsense of the Tory mission to 'cut red tape'?<br /><br />;-)Kilburn Unemployed Workers Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281633520479831796noreply@blogger.com