tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post1195205862223403144..comments2024-03-28T09:45:17.708+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Brent not commenting on Tewari allegations as Wembley Matters refuses to pull Audit ReportUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-4955159441585413812015-04-30T08:34:17.219+01:002015-04-30T08:34:17.219+01:00If Ms Davani's salary was a five day week posi...If Ms Davani's salary was a five day week position she would be earning £182,000, almost as much as the Chief Executive and about 10 times more than someone employed on scale 4. This is farcical as the average earnings for a HR director in London is a quarter of that salary - who does she think she is!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-69067892402374292902014-05-31T22:04:15.823+01:002014-05-31T22:04:15.823+01:00Martin have the proceedings mentioned by Ledden co...Martin have the proceedings mentioned by Ledden concluded? Can these mentioned documents now be published?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-37518370272048456892014-05-30T15:54:21.974+01:002014-05-30T15:54:21.974+01:00I am preparing to take Brent to tribunal right now...I am preparing to take Brent to tribunal right now and I was blissfully unaware of all these fascinating intrigues. I loved my job and I didn't understand what I had done to be treated so badly. I am still between jobs so need to stay anon as I want to remain in local government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-6661350885113762322014-05-28T21:04:43.058+01:002014-05-28T21:04:43.058+01:00Seems they are busy jostling for positions on new ...Seems they are busy jostling for positions on new Executive which may well be smaller. Butt said to be safe but competition for deputy between Pavey and Mashari. Smaller Exec will leave an awful lot of frustrated backbenchers...Martin Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194641151012303116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-49740716401148494762014-05-28T20:47:29.372+01:002014-05-28T20:47:29.372+01:00Has Brent Council commented as yet?....Has Brent Council commented as yet?....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-60254282408544248042014-05-21T21:16:33.767+01:002014-05-21T21:16:33.767+01:00 Public money = public interest. Simple Public money = public interest. SimpleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-32965776676372231582014-05-19T22:15:40.647+01:002014-05-19T22:15:40.647+01:00Brent council needs a fresh and honest start, and ...Brent council needs a fresh and honest start, and that can only be attained with new leadership! SimpleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-19324120352015011422014-05-19T22:06:40.901+01:002014-05-19T22:06:40.901+01:00Brent council is not commenting because they can&#...Brent council is not commenting because they can't believe that they have been exposed to the public. They are probably in shock! Your not invincible Brent Council, these things can happen even to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-81980358556718188292014-05-19T20:59:52.757+01:002014-05-19T20:59:52.757+01:00It is not surprising that Brent leaders are not co...It is not surprising that Brent leaders are not commenting on the alleged corruption. The truth is they are all collaborators and they are covering each others back. There is no transparency and if there was any and they wanted to prove this, they would endorse a independent investigation to prove their innocence. As a tax payer in the London Borough of Brent I have to say I have lost all confidence in Brent Councils leadership team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-35467531424214591032014-05-18T11:52:15.920+01:002014-05-18T11:52:15.920+01:00Fully agree.
The type of behaviour shown by those...Fully agree.<br /><br />The type of behaviour shown by those at the top when they will do absolutely anything for their own power trip is exactly what is all wrong with society today.<br /><br />Before the 2008 financial crisis, we all accepted the mantra from those at the top.<br /><br />Well those at the bottom no longer accept this mantra. The top managers have been able to get away with punishing those at the bottom for far too long.<br /><br />This has to now end.<br /><br />Not sure how it might end, as those at the top cling on to Power and will using everything to hold onto the power.<br /><br />We can all exercise our own power on 22 May and only VOTE for candidates that truly stand for Social Justice and Equality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-8518783083368884842014-05-17T23:25:24.551+01:002014-05-17T23:25:24.551+01:00Thank you to anon 16 May 08:37, well said!Thank you to anon 16 May 08:37, well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-60233258768067138862014-05-17T06:41:22.541+01:002014-05-17T06:41:22.541+01:00During March 2013 and July 2013 she was on Brent&#...During March 2013 and July 2013 she was on Brent's payroll. This was agreed by Christine Gilbert and effected by the interim payroll manager, Mildred Phillips, another interim and friend of both from Tower Hamlets! Apparantly, Ms Davani needed to prove to her bank that she was an employee to raise some funds/re-mortgage! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-90311572676991052132014-05-16T13:50:35.677+01:002014-05-16T13:50:35.677+01:00I gather there are two periods for which contracts...I gather there are two periods for which contracts have been sought and the first has still not been produced, only the second. ie. "2.12 Phil Newby provided a copy of the second contract with Cara Davani. This contract runs for the period 1st November 2012 to 31st March 2013. It is a digital pdf file so is unlikely to have been amended since signature."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-66933002261309217842014-05-16T11:46:28.230+01:002014-05-16T11:46:28.230+01:00The Deloitte's internal audit investigator did...The Deloitte's internal audit investigator did eventually get hold of the Davani version of the contract. This contract was logged in the council's electronic filing system, so you have to wonder why Davani did not take her own contract with her to the investigation interview and why she instead took the interim chief exec contract to the meeting.<br /><br />All is revealed later, when we see that the Davani contract did not have the clause enabling her to claim expenses. <br /><br />Deloitte's did not let a little detail like fact deter them. They were hell bent on clearing Davani regardless. They even came up with the excuse as to why the Davani contract did not contain the clause! Remember that this investigation was forced on them by the fact that the allegations had been raised with the chair of the audit committee, district auditor and council leader (council leader would have just passed it on to the Chief Executive who as we all know .......... etc, etc. <br /><br />All this and the report still manages to say that Davani must have misunderstood the position. It's possible I suppose that if you are concentrating on the cauldron of stuff you are cooking up against other people, it is hardly surprising when your own milk pan boils over. <br /><br />So it is of the utmost reassurance for us to know, that under the whistle blowing procedure, <br />"The council’s designated Whistleblowing Officer is the Head of Audit and Investigations".<br /><br /><br /><br /> Nan Tewarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-68869799821617213712014-05-16T08:37:28.045+01:002014-05-16T08:37:28.045+01:00Anonymous 13 May 2014 23:36
Do you want to eat yo...Anonymous 13 May 2014 23:36<br /><br />Do you want to eat your words now !<br /><br />Private Enterprise does not have a "Public Interest Test" and therefore very few speak out. <br /><br />The large number of cases brought against large banks with employees able to afford very good legal representation speaks volumes of this widespread problem that Top Management regularly sweep away these allegations with an agreed payout behind closed doors.<br /><br />The revelations about the conduct of Ms Davani should be subject to Public Scrutiny and we should all be proud of those who have now broken ranks and are speaking out, despite Ms Davani claiming speaking out is a breach of Brent Code of Conduct.<br /><br />The Code of Conduct should not be used as a weapon to intimidate hard working people in Brent Council not to speak out.<br /><br />This also adds proof to the claims of bullying, when Ms Davani has to even resort to such a statement, when allegations are levelled against her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-78912082874376463562014-05-16T08:21:59.566+01:002014-05-16T08:21:59.566+01:00Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Cou...Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council is required (that word again) to provide a response promptly and in any event within 20 working days. I have submitted an FOI request to Brent Council which covers the following areas:<br /><br />1. The terms under which Cara Davani was contracted by the Council for the period 6 March 2012 to 31 Oct 2012, normally referred to as a contract. 1.2 of the report states that no written contract exists. 2.9 States that Cara Davani will produce a copy of her own contract. Please provide data on the terms and conditions of her appointment as stated in any and all correspondence with the Council at the time of her appointment. Basic details should be included: rate of remuneration, period of contract, line management, job description.<br /><br />2. The advertisement relating to this appointment and means of recruitment, e.g. date from which a vacancy became available, date by which appointment was required to be filled and for what period, means by which expressions of interest or applications were solicited, reviewed, shortlisted and decided upon.<br /><br />3. Copies of Invoices submitted by Cara Davani under Cara Davani Ltd to Brent Council for services rendered at any time.Shahrar Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613498245774359910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-60066373603480537122014-05-15T23:37:38.769+01:002014-05-15T23:37:38.769+01:00Fiona Ledden has no such power to "require&qu...Fiona Ledden has no such power to "require" Mr Francis to take down the documents. It is revealing that under cross-examination she has come back with the weaker formulation, "request that". Intimidation tactic not buckled to; request not ceded to. For the original pretext given that it would be inappropriate, read inconvenient. It is highly appropriate, if not dutiful, to bring these matters to the attention of an unwitting public and it is laudable that Mr Francis has done so, for the greater good. It is highly predictable that the party under suspicion finds such attention unwelcome - and denies the very thing we all know is at stake, public interest = public good and the associated right to be inquisitive. Let the light in and may the ring of truth prevail.<br /><br />What I find truly shocking is the audacity of the following statement (not the only one) in the Audit and Investigation report:<br /><br />2.9 "The Head of Audit and Investigation asked to see a copy of the contract, as it had not been located at that time, and she said she did not have one with her but it was basically the same as that of the Interim Chief Executive which she produced a copy of. [...] Cara Davani undertook to provide a copy of her own contract although was due to go on leave the following day."<br /><br />Both parties are implicated in the admission that a copy of the contract, or the contract itself, could not be located. Was the undertaking to produce the copy, notwithstanding imminent leave, eventually honoured?Shahrar Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613498245774359910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-75574288054462775982014-05-15T23:14:03.512+01:002014-05-15T23:14:03.512+01:00Hilarious! you think she is worth paying more mone...Hilarious! you think she is worth paying more money than the Prime Minister of this country? And she clearly isn't worth the money hence all the corruption! Excessive money only brings pigs to put their noses in the trough. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-65626483496013996292014-05-15T22:22:00.349+01:002014-05-15T22:22:00.349+01:00Some of the councillors are just as bad when it co...Some of the councillors are just as bad when it comes to bullying!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-31072417137055573262014-05-15T08:39:55.045+01:002014-05-15T08:39:55.045+01:00Sorry? is this the same Bernard Collier who is lis...Sorry? is this the same Bernard Collier who is listed as an Associate Director for the same recruitment company that is used by Brent Council - the same recruitment company which is led by the same person Davani used to investigate disciplinaries aka sack people? <br /><br />I wonder if Gilbert knows him too....<br /><br />My heads spun off ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-67493219914485115892014-05-14T22:16:08.172+01:002014-05-14T22:16:08.172+01:00Thank you Nan, well said!Thank you Nan, well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-69058681444191172632014-05-14T20:44:02.446+01:002014-05-14T20:44:02.446+01:00And I in turn pass that credit on to the several, ...And I in turn pass that credit on to the several, fearful staff who told me such elements of this story as they knew enabling me to assemble the picture. <br /><br />Whistle blowing policies were established as a mechanism to reveal wrong-doing that may be detrimental to staff and the public at large. I shudder to imagine what it must be like for staff to see bad and unfair practice carried out daily and to know that it is pointless bothering to whistle blow because no manager in the structure is different from another.Nan Tewarinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-87152047320652520152014-05-14T17:57:14.815+01:002014-05-14T17:57:14.815+01:00At recent Brent Voluntary sector conference it was...At recent Brent Voluntary sector conference it was noted that the Top Management make up of Brent Councillor who sat in Council Chambers facing the audience was not comprised of ethnic minorities and did not represent the local population make up of Brent.<br /><br />How can we trust the decisions of people like Ms Davani and co when their decisions seem to reflect white middle class people in hiring a management board ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-79137499634945782602014-05-14T17:43:50.449+01:002014-05-14T17:43:50.449+01:00What
A Labour Candidate being an associate Direct...What<br /><br />A Labour Candidate being an associate Director of an organization already supplying services to Brent Council<br /><br />This gets worse LABOUR can't be Trusted.<br /><br />Labour installed Ms Gilbert in the first instance and it seems in turn installed Ms Davani.<br /><br />Then Ms Davani fires anyone who might question Top Management decisions.<br /><br />You could not make this all up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-72528700607471217682014-05-14T13:52:16.993+01:002014-05-14T13:52:16.993+01:00If Local Governments wants the best - and I'm ...If Local Governments wants the best - and I'm sure it does - then Local Government wants the best, for Local Government. The notion that some greed-ridden incompetent from the private sector, can simply wander in and assume an immediate understanding of a public body that delivers services to its residents, is itself a demonstration of the very same short-sightedness, of which the posters on this blog are being accused. <br /><br />If questionable, personal conduct is the new benchmark for delivering excellence, then one does not have to look very far to see many instances of excellence currently being delivered all over the employed sector, by any idiot, on a daily, if not hourly, basis. Some of them, at least though, are having the decency to be delivering their particular excellence, on minimum wage...<br /><br />A French reporter once commented that, a nation of sheep will inevitably beget a government of wolves. Being pack animals - and particularly voracious ones at that - it is hardly surprising that wolves are likely to congratulate one another and agree among themselves that their particular practices, constitute the best of all possible worlds.<br /><br />Hope this helped...<br /><br />RaviAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com