Wednesday, November 26, 2014

UKIP Rutland County Councillor, Bankruptcy.

Rutland County Councillor, Bankruptcy.

I received the following from a reader:



Dear Mr Brookes,
                               I recently came across this webpage which I found rather intriguing.

It declares Cllr Richardson to be bankrupt. Is he not the same man to be claiming to fight Rutland County Council against corruption?

Yet it seems he himself is not taking responsibility and paying his bills. Is this not corruption from his part??

I would like to say keep up the good work. It is nice to know that someone cares enough for the community.

Kind regards,
Mrs D.Lodge



Bankruptcy Orders

RICHARDSON, DAVID LESLIE

71 Brooke Road, OAKHAM, Rutland, LE15 6HG

David Leslie Richardson of 71 Brooke Road, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HG

In the Leicester County Court

No 162 of 2014

Date of Filing Petition: 8 May 2014

Bankruptcy order date: 2 July 2014

Time of Bankruptcy Order: 12:26

Whether Debtor's or Creditor's Petition—Creditor's

Name and address of petitioner: HEGARTY & CO 48 BROADWAY, PETERBOROUGH, CAMBS, PE1 1YW

G OHare Level One, Apex Court, City Link, NOTTINGHAM, NG2 4LA, telephone: 0115 852 5000, email: Nottingham.OR@insolvency.gsi.gov.uk

Capacity of office holder(s): Receiver and Manager

2 July 2014



Local Government Act 1972 - local government councillor

Formerly an undischarged bankrupt could not hold office as a member in local government or local authority, nor could he/she hold this office within 5 years of receiving his/her discharge.  The position changed on 1 April 2004 with the coming in to force of Section 267 of the Enterprise Act 2002 which means that an undischarged bankrupt is not disqualified from so acting (consequently there is also no disqualification from so acting in the 5 years following discharge from bankruptcy).

This means that an existing member against whom a bankruptcy order was made could continue to act as a member.

bankruptcy does still a person from holding many other public positions, such as School Governors,
Charities, Trustees and even being a MOT tester.