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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Standards For England Oakham Town Council and Rutland County Council

Dear Sir,


I am assuming you have note read the statements, I am not referring to the time before the interview.

I am referring to the unfinished questions and answers many typed with ...................

Only last night, I once again read some of the statements and found in Joyce lucas statement Alex Oram asked a question and what is typed makes no sense.

No disrespect to Alex Oram, but if he is an investigator, does he not provide a report of his findings? Point out the lies, to the principle officer.

Once again no offence to Alex but it appears he has only carried out the role of a statement taker.

The statements in the current form are not an acceptable transcript, I showed one to a local police office who said. Any judge would chuck them back at him and that's only if they got past his sergeant.

I was told Standards have a duty to deal with any breaches they come across in during the course of the investigation. So why have they not investigated Rutland County Standards to find out which members calling me a paedophile?

Why is Cllr Alf Dewis not being investigated for lying "when he says he and others witnessed me being aggressive to the clerk" when the clerk who also signed a statement says this is not true.  Councillors should not lie.

Why is Mr Mark Jones assuming things, has he not read the statements if he does maybe he could fill the gaps. it took me over 10 hours to read them, so I do understand if he has not read them.

Anyone reading them can see these people have all concluded to discredit me. They continue to bully me.

Not one of these people complaining are an ordinary members of the public, When I was a Councillor I showed total respect towards the ordinary public. These people show no respect towards the public, RCC Standards ignore my complaints. The Mayor  Sharon Spencer thinks its ok to laugh at the public, especially those who suffer anti social behaviour.

They blame me for the illness of the previous mayor who announced her cure of cancer within ten months. This woman was sacked by her employer, when he visited her during a previous time of sick leave, she told them she had cancer. Her boss cared for her and turned up and her home to deliver flowers and cards from work and found her drunk. A state I often found her when I used to clean for her home. I won't be blamed for her life's problems. Her mother and brother also died from drink and people were told it was cancer it is a disgrace for those who really suffer cancer. My partner died from cancer he was so ill he could hardly drink tea let alone wine or vodka.

Only the other week Mr Beech boasted on his facebook he was spending a week in Bournemouth with his wife fora piss up in the brewery and suggested he would be so pissed 24/7 on the Monday he would not feel his hospital treatment on the Monday. So please don't tell me I am meant to give these people respect.

Mr Harrison's friend Mr Burton is tweeting I am a mental, paedophile, and much more he thinks this whole case is "fucking hilarious"

I don't find it funny, I sum it up a bunch of drunken bullies who have made my life hell for 2 years since I complained about their drunk friend Mrs ##########. Death threats and intimidation in the street, vile comments sent from Rutland County Councils network. When will they stop.

Answer: when I stop blogging says Sergeant Dickinson!


They already assume the Judge is going to ban me from public office. its a shame I was not stronger and professional and the bullies would not have won!

It appears they have started to bully Cllr Lorna Grey a very respectable person. A local trader has told me she has told him, she has had enough and may step down in May. It is disgusting these people can get away with behaving like they do.


From

Martin Brookes




From: Mark.Jones@standardsforengland.gov.uk
To: James.Finnigan@tribunals.gsi.gov.uk
CC: Jennifer.Rogers@standardsforengland.gov.uk; Alex.Oram@standardsforengland.gov.uk; martinjbrookes@hotmail.com
Subject: Brookes LGS/2010/0537
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:37:32 +0000


As instructed by the Principal Judge in his directions of the 6th January 2011 below are the comments of the ethical standards officer (ESO) on the representations received by Mr Brookes through your good selves since that date:

Mr Brookes refers to incomplete “statements” which he did not sign and that fact that this was ignored by our organisation. I believe he is referring to the transcripts of his two interviews with our investigator, Mr Alex Oram. With any recorded interview there is a period before the recording starts when pleasantries are exchanged and the scene is set by the investigator. Similarly after the recording of an interview finishes the parties may chat before taking leave of each other. It is difficult to envisage a recorded interview where this sort of beginning and ending does not take place. In the case of the first interview the investigator tells me that there was a discussion with Mr Brookes that lasted approximately 25 minutes before an interview took place.

An initial meeting had been set up by the investigator to take Mr Brookes through the investigation process and get his initial reaction to the allegations that had been made against him. The day before that meeting was due to take place Mr Brookes indicated that he did not want to be seen and did not want to give any information about the allegations to the investigator at any point during the investigation. The investigator persuaded Mr Brookes to meet so that he could at least explain the investigation process to him. When they met Mr Brookes started giving responses to the allegations that he was being made aware of. The investigator asked him if he wished to interviewed after all and Mr Brookes indicated that he wished to be interviewed there and then. The investigator agreed to do this. None of this was captured on any recording. It is assumed that this is what Mr Brookes is referring to when he says that “the typed statements are not a complete record of the recorded interview and there are to[sic] many parts missing.”

From information we have recently received we believe it is possible that Mr Brookes thinks the hearing of his case will be in Leeds rather than considerably nearer to his home than that. No doubt you can confirm for both parties the likely location of the hearing.

The ESO has no comments on the rest of the email sent on the 9th January 2011 by Mr Brookes.

The ESO is happy to arrange for officers from Standards for England to attend any hearing if the tribunal would find it helpful.

As you will see this email has been copied to Mr Brookes as directed in paragraph 8 of the directions of the Principal Judge.
 

Mark Jones
Principal Lawyer
Standards for England
40 Lever Street
Manchester M1 1BB
Tel. 0161 817 5397

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Waitrose, Welcome Break Ltd, Motorway Services Area, M6, Corley, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 8NR,

Welcome Break Ltd
Motorway Services Area M6
Corley
Coventry
Warwickshire
CV7 8NR

01676 540111

M6 between J3 and J3a


Waitrose is a good place to by lunch to take to the NEC if you forgot to pack a packed lunch, still a bit pricey but you will save a fortune on the NEC prices for a Sandwich.

This is also home of the first Motorway a Starbucks Coffee facility here in the UK.
Oening on the 12th May 2006 a Starbucks Coffee facility

As part of a joint move between Warwickshire Police and Welcome Break, Corley was the first (and one of the only) services to have a permanent Police Community Support Officer.


 We had a small coffee in Eat In, (small cups like a bucket) we only had coffee as the budget would not stretch any further not much change out of £10 It is my opinion the coffee here is better than the coffee served at Starbucks.

If you want KFC heading towards Birmingham you will need to cross the footbridge.

This side (West side) has Waitrose, Starbucks, Eat In, phonebiz and W H Smith.

and a Days Inn Hotel

Welcome Break Footbridge over  the M6 motorway.

Rutland County Council Councillors Expenses and Allowances

I was asked to find out about Councillors expenses and attendance, 
I sent a FOI request to Rutland County Council.

As per the norm Rutland County Council fail to understand my request.
They sent me a damaged file.A link to allowances that is fine, from this you can see the non political nature of the council (oMr Beggy often refers to), most if not all the responsibilty and extra tax free cash payments are being paid to non political Conservative members.


Rutland County Council failed to provide details of expenses claimed? 
is it because it will show only the Conservatives claim for all they can?


RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
DISTRICT COUNCIL SCHEME OF *MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES



The Council is required by 26A of the Local Authorities
Members' Allowances Regulations to advertise the Scheme of
Members Allowances for 2010/2011. The Scheme is operative
from 11th May 2010 to 23rd May 2011

Basic Allowance A Basic allowance of £3,860 per annum is payable to each member.
This allowance is intended to recognise the time devoted by members
to their Council work and to cover incidental costs.
Special Responsibility Allowance
Special Responsibility Allowances are payable to the following
office holders:-


Mr Roger B Begy (Conservative) - GREETHAM WARD Leader of the Council
£11,710 pa

Mr Terry C King (Conservative) - EXTON WARD Deputy Leader
£ 1,620 pa*

Cabinet members

£ 7,840 pa

Cabinet Membership
The Cabinet comprises the following County Conservative Councillors:-

Roger Begy (Chairman) - Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services;

Terry King - Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Development and Finance;

Peter Jones - Culture, Partnerships and Market Towns Portfolio;

Hugh Rees - Adult Social Services and Health Portfolio;

Janine Rodger
- Regulatory Services Portfolio;

Heather Wells - Children and Young People's Services Portfolio; and

Mark Wells - Highways, Transportation and Housing Portfolio.

Scrutiny Commission Chairman
£ 5,690 pa



Chairman of Scutiny Panels
£ 4,340 pa

The Scrutiny Commission comprises the Chairmen of the four Scrutiny Panels as follows:- All Conservative
Kenneth Bool  - Chairman of the Children and Young People's Services Scrutiny Panel
Jeff Dale - Chairman of the Community Services Scrutiny Panel
Peter Golden - Chairman of the Adult Social Services, Health and Housing Scrutiny Panel
Nicholas Wainwright - Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel
Meetings of the Scrutiny Commission are not currently held in public

Mr Edward Baines (Conservative) - MARTINSTHORPE WARD Council Chairman
£ 3,500 pa

Miss Charlotte L Jones (Conservative) - RYHALL AND CASTERTON WARD Development Control & Licensing Committee Chairman
£ 3,860 pa


Chairman of Licensing Act Committee
£ 100 per meeting

Chairman of Audit & Risk Committee

£ 200 per meeting

Queries in respect of the Scheme should be directed to the
Chief Executive, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HP
*Councillor
* in addition to Cabinet member Allowance



Dear Mr. Brookes,

Further to your request of 13th January 2011, details of Members' allowances and payments can be found at http://www.rutland.gov.uk/pp/gold/viewgold.asp?id=5518

Details of Members' attendances are not kept in spreadsheet form.  However, please find attached copies of statistic sheets for your informsation.

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled, you can request a review by writing to:-

Monitoring Officer, Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP
Telephone: 01572 722577  e-mail: foi@rutland.gov.uk
If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:-
The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.
Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Website: www.ico.gov.uk
There is no charge for making an appeal.

Freedom of Information
Rutland County Council
Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP
t: 01572 722577 | f: 01572 758457 | e: foi@rutland.gov.uk

Standards and Rutland County Council

Dear Rutland County Councillors

I am not going to let the following matter drop, I refer to Councillor Joyce Lucas's Standards Statement, In which she states at a local standards meeting held in Rutland Council Chamber she heard people talking about me a falsely calling me a paedophile.

I feel this is homophobic behaviour possibly from councillors or staff and the local standards committee.

This can not be accepted and must be dealt with.

You are all aware this is a description used by your friends outside the council.

Former Town Cllr Jim Harrison
Taxi Driver David Burton
Husband of former Councillor Mrs Tyers (first time I was called this was at the election count 2009 by Mr Tyers this was witnessed and reported to head of legal services Mr Pook, he said leave it with me and did nothing.

This label has stuck with me and often makes walking out and about in Oakham unpleasant and possibly dangerous. Particularly North of the railway crossing where most of these people live.

Cllr Joyce Lucas is lying, when she says she does not publicly describe me in this way. Since my complaint was not upheld other members of the public have approached me to confirm what is being said.

This totally unacceptable and it clearly a greater concern for member of Rutland County Counucil to behave in this way and a total disgrace these people may be involved with Standards.

I was asked to look into Rutland County Councillors attendance and expenses?
I made a FOI request and I have received a response from the council

A new blog post is currently under construction relating to these matters