Are they so different?
On the 21 June, the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance & Governance Cllr Tim Prater (Lib Dem), told the world the newly elected administration of Folkestone [...]
Governance
Council vote to move to committee system, with a little help from ice cream
There is so we are told, no such things as a dumb question. So here’s a question: Who likes Ice cream? We know Cllr Tim Prater (Lib Dem) Deputy Leader and Cabinet [...]
Princes Parade saved, but Council deficit magically increases by £2m.
Before we begin our report by our public face, who attended the Annual General Meeting of Folkestone & Hythe District Council meeting last night, 24 May 2023, which saw [...]
To be or not to be, that is the question.
It was often said of the last Tory led administration of Folkestone & Hythe District Council, they did things to us, rather than with us. But will this new administration [...]
Power to the people
A few days ago I received an election flyer through my door. On the flyer it states: “Move to a Committee system of governance in May 2024.” But I would go one [...]
Some things never change, that’s just the way it is
As we begin the new year, it seems old habits die hard. Folkestone & Hythe District Council have awarded five contracts to Brighter Homes, based in Folkestone, according [...]
Bruising reports remind Council’s Statutory Officers of contract & financial irregularities as a major issue as council face £18.5m deficit
They are without doubt, three remarkable, wise women. Each is able, each is a professional, and each is full of “intent, a clear intent” to instill compliance of [...]
£1,452,646 spent on suppliers without a compliant contract
A damning report released today, by Folkestone & Hythe District Council, show that procurement management and contract standing orders (CSO) have been significantly [...]
Revealed: More than 500 contracts not on council’s contract register in a blow to transparency
On the 10 June a whistleblower claimed there was a lack of governance and internal controls within Folkestone & Hythe District Council. They made it clear there was [...]
Whistleblower claims lack of governance and internal controls at FHDC
This is a guest post “I am a senior council officer at Folkestone & Hythe District Council. I am publicly blowing the whistle to the Shepway Vox Team for reasons [...]
Is this evidence of Fraud, Financial Irregularities, Non Compliance @ Folkestone & Hythe District Council?
Each year the Chairman of Folkestone & Hythe District Council Audit & Governance Committee (A&GC), must respond to the external auditors letter which asks: [...]
Whistleblower claims allegations of “serious and sustained fraud within the council”
Updated: 25.05.22 @ 15:12 A whistleblower’s allegation of corruption and cronyism inside Folkestone & Hythe District Council are so serious they claim only a [...]
More bent council contracts? You decide.
Is it incompetence, fraud, stupidity or something else? How can contracts begin before they are even awarded? The answer of course is they can’t, as this would be a [...]
East Kent Housing “run on servers and software which are NOT compliant with the most basic data safety standards”
“As I understand it East Kent Housing (EKH) is being run from an unsupported two versions owned, obsolete version of Northgate software which is hosted on servers which [...]
ICO Data Register
As you may or may not know Councillors wear up to three hats in the normal course of their activities. As participants in Council Committees and decision-making, they are [...]