Spotlight on South Lanarkshire
Margaret Mitchell is a list MSP for central Scotland - and is also Convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee.
Margaret's office in Hamilton issued the following press statement earlier today:
Council's refusal to publish basic pay information - unacceptable
There are real concerns over the implementation of Single Status package by South Lanarkshire Council, its impact on equal pay and the Council's refusal to publish basic pay information.
Margaret Mitchell, Scottish Conservative MSP for Central Scotland, says:
“South Lanarkshire Council is refusing to publish basic pay information about traditional male council jobs. This is totally unacceptable on a number of counts. The refusal to release this information not only undermines efforts to achieve equal pay but is entirely contrary to the transparency and accountability that the public has a right to expect from local government officials and elected members. It is also completely against the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act.
“Other local authorities, including Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, made this information public long ago. At a time when councils across Scotland are facing tough decisions, precious resources must not be squandered obstructing the release of information which should be freely available.”
South Lanarkshire Council behaves in a completely hypocritical way over freedom of information - the council does not behave openly or transparently, as other councils in Scotland do - see post dated 23 July 2010.
Margaret Mitchell's e-mail address is - Margaret.Mitchell.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
Margaret's office in Hamilton issued the following press statement earlier today:
Council's refusal to publish basic pay information - unacceptable
There are real concerns over the implementation of Single Status package by South Lanarkshire Council, its impact on equal pay and the Council's refusal to publish basic pay information.
Margaret Mitchell, Scottish Conservative MSP for Central Scotland, says:
“South Lanarkshire Council is refusing to publish basic pay information about traditional male council jobs. This is totally unacceptable on a number of counts. The refusal to release this information not only undermines efforts to achieve equal pay but is entirely contrary to the transparency and accountability that the public has a right to expect from local government officials and elected members. It is also completely against the spirit of the Freedom of Information Act.
“Other local authorities, including Glasgow and North Lanarkshire, made this information public long ago. At a time when councils across Scotland are facing tough decisions, precious resources must not be squandered obstructing the release of information which should be freely available.”
South Lanarkshire Council behaves in a completely hypocritical way over freedom of information - the council does not behave openly or transparently, as other councils in Scotland do - see post dated 23 July 2010.
Margaret Mitchell's e-mail address is - Margaret.Mitchell.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
