DBS checks now compulsory for Hackney’s elected politicians
The move follows two recent cases of ex-councillors being charged with sex offences
The move follows two recent cases of ex-councillors being charged with sex offences
Standards committee recommends council immediately adopts new safeguarding measures
Lawyers for Tom Dewey successfully argued that the restriction was ‘unnecessary and disproportionate’
Clare Joseph, Claudia Turbet-Delof, Penny Wrout and Fliss Premru are expected to have their suspensions lifted after two months
John Henderson said there was a ‘mixture of disgust and shame’ from people he interviewed at the Town Hall
‘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’
Chair John Henderson says ‘safeguarding systems worked perfectly’ but criticises ‘blurring of boundaries’ between politicians and council officers
Town Hall bats away requests for more information about the limits of the investigation
Former Staffordshire County Council boss to quiz staff
Dewey quit as a councillor just days after being elected last year, and was later found guilty of possessing indecent images of children
Council operates a “cab rank” system for motions and two Labour motions had already been filed
By law, the by-election has to be held within 35 working days
Locals have praised Philip Glanville’s achievements in office, while others say the mayoralty should be done away with
Party activists accuse borough leader of ‘breach of trust’ over Dewey scandal
There are justifiable questions to those involved about who knew what, and when, and how
‘I only became aware of the arrest, and its nature, when it was reported in the media in June 2023.’