tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post9139247544632239327..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: Council Crisis: The Plot Thickens and it's Reports Galore!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-16666728424282070032014-02-05T14:03:40.460+00:002014-02-05T14:03:40.460+00:00Its not in the archive. If you click the Newsroom...Its not in the archive. If you click the Newsroom tab, it's there under Latest News.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-73415814009801517802014-02-05T12:19:35.032+00:002014-02-05T12:19:35.032+00:00The criminal offence of 'Misconduct in Public ...The criminal offence of 'Misconduct in Public Office' would rely on a 'wilfull neglect to perform his duty'. This would be neglecting to acquire detailed legal advise on lawfulness of the indemnity. As you say, the detail is absent AND the chronology suggests wilful neglect over a period of time. It would not be unusual for the such evidence to be withdrawn from the public domain if the council are providing assistance for a defence of criminal proceedings. The CPS need to decide the viability of a criminal prosecution against Mark James, the crux being the nature of and his duty to seek appropriate, detailed,and robust legal advise of the lawfulness of the indemnity, AND to have acted so in a timely fashion. We know the advise was not robust or detailed. How timely is 22 months? An elapse of such time would tend exclude the usual defence of reasonable excuse or justification, the main get-out clause in such offences. I'm surprised the executive board are still backing Mr James, who in any other local authority would have found pressing family commitments of career opportunities elsewhere. The only motive I can think of is that somewhere in the mire is collusion between political members and council officers. That in itself would indicate an important public interest in pursuing a detailed criminal investigation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-74833210778836772592014-02-05T11:59:34.738+00:002014-02-05T11:59:34.738+00:00If this disgraceful debacle continues for much lon...If this disgraceful debacle continues for much longer, the conduct of James - Madge - Gravell - Palmer and Rees-Jones is going to supercede the seriousness of the original findings by the Auditor. They have lost touch with reality because they have been allowed to 'do as they like' by councillors and the Welsh Government for so long they actually believe they are above any form of scrutiny. It's gone beyond arrogance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-86970768498392830142014-02-05T10:57:27.377+00:002014-02-05T10:57:27.377+00:00http://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/news-archiv...http://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/news-archive/2014/02/legal-advice-given-by-barristers/<br /><br />Is this the missing press release that you are referring to or is there a different one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-51478993834090842882014-02-04T19:40:34.066+00:002014-02-04T19:40:34.066+00:00I wonder how many lawyers they approached before t...I wonder how many lawyers they approached before they got the answer they wanted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-89136669623995304072014-02-04T18:54:40.001+00:002014-02-04T18:54:40.001+00:00Can we view the 2008 advice online?Can we view the 2008 advice online?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-2255310210187984452014-02-04T18:42:01.389+00:002014-02-04T18:42:01.389+00:00Mr Kerr may be a genius but, according to http://w...Mr Kerr may be a genius but, according to http://www.11kbw.com/barristers/profile/tim-kerr, he is not listed as a specialist in libel law. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-7602981906547234882014-02-04T16:41:23.606+00:002014-02-04T16:41:23.606+00:00The 2008 advice was shown to the auditor, and his ...The 2008 advice was shown to the auditor, and his conclusion was that it was too general. The 2013 Kerr report came only after the auditor had advised the council to seek additional advice before it approved the indemnity in 2012 and after the auditor had provided his own advice in September 2013. <br /><br />Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-89318610507710494052014-02-04T16:32:12.676+00:002014-02-04T16:32:12.676+00:00So who gave the advice in 2008 and why was this ev...So who gave the advice in 2008 and why was this evidence not produced to the auditor? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com