Tom Dewey: Little could have been done to stop him becoming a councillor, concludes inquiry
‘Bail conditions are an agreement between the individual and the officer making bail to that person, and it’s no business of the council’s’
mark carroll
Tom Dewey inquiry: Final report praises ‘cool heads and steady hands’ at Town Hall after arrest came to light
Chair John Henderson says ‘safeguarding systems worked perfectly’ but criticises ‘blurring of boundaries’ between politicians and council officers
Interim chief executive’s contract to be extended
Dawn Carter-McDonald to continue in role until next summer
Council commissions independent investigation into Dewey scandal
Former Staffordshire County Council boss to quiz staff
Leader – Right to know
There are justifiable questions to those involved about who knew what, and when, and how
Councillor in Eurovision party photo says she knew nothing about Dewey arrest at the time
‘I only became aware of the arrest, and its nature, when it was reported in the media in June 2023.’
Mayor speaks of shock and anger at former councillor’s actions
Tom Dewey was convicted of possessing indecent images of children
‘Real privilege’: Hackney Council’s chief executive to depart in August after period of extended leave
News comes just a day after the borough’s mayor acknowledged the ‘uncertainty’ surrounding the top job
Hackney Mayor acknowledges ‘uncertainty’ as he unveils council’s third chief executive this year
Dawn Carter-McDonald to replace the departing Ian Williams as acting chief later this month
Hackney Council’s chief executive given extended leave to deal with ‘family matters’
‘Council business continues as usual,’ says Town Hall spokesman
‘Pressure and stress’: Union for council chief executives calls for above-inflation pay rise amid ‘exceptionally challenging times’
Association of Council Chief Executives says there is ‘no financial reason why employers should resort to treating our members less generously than other local government staff’
‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive
Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’
Child Q: Metropolitan Police to bring in stricter rules for intimate searches of children
Hackney Council ‘cautiously welcomes’ Met’s response to strip-search of Black teenage girl at her school