Spending Public Money
Here's a recent FOI request to South Lanarkshire Council - asking about the terms on which a senior official left the council a few years ago.
South Lanarkshire is behaving very strangely it has to be said - not that long ago the council was blowing its own trumpet - singing its own praises over Single Status - to anyone that would listen.
Now the council won't say who created its controversial 555 'in-house' job evaluation scheme - was it the former Executive Director of Corporate Services, for example?
In any event, why was such a senior official allowed to leave the council early - and at what cost to the tax payer?
In my view these are matters of public interest and importance - surely a straight question deserves a straight answer - unless, of course, South Lanarkshire Council has something to hide.
Archie Strang
Chief Executive
South Lanarkshire Council
Dear Mr Strang
FOI Request
I would like to make the following request under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002.
1. Did South Lanarkshire Council allow its Executive Director of Corporate Resources (who was in post at the time of Single Status in April 2004) to retire early from the council's service?
2. If so, what age was the Executive Director at the time he was allowed to leave South Lanarkshire Council’s service?
3. If so, what were the reasons for allowing the Executive Director to retire early, when did the council approve his early retirement and on what date did his retirement take effect?
4. If so, did the council agree to enhance the Executive Director’s early retirement package – and what effect did this have on the officer’s pension benefits?
5. If so, what was the actual cost of these enhancements in terms of the 'additional strain' payments to the Strathclyde Pension Fund that would have been required under the rules of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme?
I look forward to your reply and would be grateful if you could respond by e-mail to me at: markirvine@compuserve.com
Kind regards
Mark Irvine"
South Lanarkshire is behaving very strangely it has to be said - not that long ago the council was blowing its own trumpet - singing its own praises over Single Status - to anyone that would listen.
Now the council won't say who created its controversial 555 'in-house' job evaluation scheme - was it the former Executive Director of Corporate Services, for example?
In any event, why was such a senior official allowed to leave the council early - and at what cost to the tax payer?
In my view these are matters of public interest and importance - surely a straight question deserves a straight answer - unless, of course, South Lanarkshire Council has something to hide.
Archie Strang
Chief Executive
South Lanarkshire Council
Dear Mr Strang
FOI Request
I would like to make the following request under the Freedom of Information Scotland Act 2002.
1. Did South Lanarkshire Council allow its Executive Director of Corporate Resources (who was in post at the time of Single Status in April 2004) to retire early from the council's service?
2. If so, what age was the Executive Director at the time he was allowed to leave South Lanarkshire Council’s service?
3. If so, what were the reasons for allowing the Executive Director to retire early, when did the council approve his early retirement and on what date did his retirement take effect?
4. If so, did the council agree to enhance the Executive Director’s early retirement package – and what effect did this have on the officer’s pension benefits?
5. If so, what was the actual cost of these enhancements in terms of the 'additional strain' payments to the Strathclyde Pension Fund that would have been required under the rules of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme?
I look forward to your reply and would be grateful if you could respond by e-mail to me at: markirvine@compuserve.com
Kind regards
Mark Irvine"
