Minutes:
Councillor A Watson
This Council was promised a report of the inquiry for this Council Meeting into how a School Teacher who had her career ruined and was awarded £1.5m by an Industrial tribunal was allowed to happen and the lessons learned from it. Can the Portfolio Holder explain why the report has not been presented to this meeting?
Councillor Johnson, Cabinet Portfolio Holder foe Children and Young People’s Services thanked Councillor Watson for his question.
Councillor Johnson had been informed that the Council’s Chief Internal Auditor and Corporate Fraud Manager had recently completed his comprehensive independent review of this complex case and had drafted his report. The reason for the delay was that the investigating officer was awaiting a response from the former teacher, having sought her views and input on the key lines of enquiry within the scope of the review. It was Councillor Johnson’s understanding that the Chief Internal Auditor and Corporate Fraud Manager intended to present his report to the County Council meeting to be held on 20 July 2016.