Transparency v Secrecy
A number of readers have been in touch about South Lanarkshire - and the great mystery behind the council's 'in-house' job evaluation (JS) scheme.
See post dated 15 January 2010 - "Job Evaluation".
After all, this is public money we're talking about - and plenty of it to boot.
Why is the council so reluctant to explain the identity of those behind South Lanarkshire's JE scheme - what they were paid - and what professional credentials they possessed? No other council in Scotland is behaving in this way.
People living and working in South Lanarkshire are perfectly entitled to ask what the council has done in their name - so why do council officials go to such lengths to keep such information from public scrutiny?
If you would like to help flush things out into the open - drop Mark Irvine an e-mail at: markirvine@compuserve.com
No doubt it will also help to encourage a robust debate around Freedom of Information and equal pay - as we head towards the most exciting general election in years.
Maybe we should ask all the candidates in the general election - for their views on how the council is behaving.
See post dated 15 January 2010 - "Job Evaluation".
After all, this is public money we're talking about - and plenty of it to boot.
Why is the council so reluctant to explain the identity of those behind South Lanarkshire's JE scheme - what they were paid - and what professional credentials they possessed? No other council in Scotland is behaving in this way.
People living and working in South Lanarkshire are perfectly entitled to ask what the council has done in their name - so why do council officials go to such lengths to keep such information from public scrutiny?
If you would like to help flush things out into the open - drop Mark Irvine an e-mail at: markirvine@compuserve.com
Individual FOI requests from local people in South Lanarkshire may help to break the present logjam.
No doubt it will also help to encourage a robust debate around Freedom of Information and equal pay - as we head towards the most exciting general election in years.
Maybe we should ask all the candidates in the general election - for their views on how the council is behaving.
