Overcharging

KCCs shocking failures in data protection and continued overcharging of clients receiving adult social care

February 12, 2022 // 2 Comments

Since Kent County Council employees have been working from home, there has been an sharp increase in the number of data breaches occurring. But it doesn’t stop there. [...]

Problems abound for Meritum domiciliary care company

October 18, 2021 // 5 Comments

Since we last last wrote about overcharging by a domiciliary care company – Meritum Intergrated Care LLP, there have been some further developments which customers [...]

KCC aware of overcharging for Adult Social Care in January 2021

September 9, 2021 // 8 Comments

Back in June 2021, we ran a post titled: Part 1: Overpayment of millions by KCC domiciliary service users due to call clipping ancedotal evidence suggests In July the Kent [...]

Dunning Kruger Effect Alive And Well At Folkestone & Hythe District Council

January 16, 2020 // 2 Comments

If you’ve ever dealt with someone whose performance stinks, and they’re not only clueless that their performance stinks but they’re confident that their performance is [...]

Part 3: Folkestone & Hythe District Council Financial Irregularities

January 4, 2020 // 4 Comments

In this final piece (for now) we look at at very specific part of the time line in the P & R potential £1.5 million pound fraud which came about as a result of failings [...]

EKH Chief Exec Deborah Upton Has Stepped Down

December 23, 2019 // 13 Comments

Updated: 16:40 East Kent Housing’s Chief Executive Deborah Upton (pictured) has stepped down from her role following a string of failures by the organisation. Well placed [...]

The End Of The Beginning For East Kent Housing

October 16, 2019 // 13 Comments

So the beginning ends. Folkestone & Hythe District Council Cabinet has agreed in principal to withdraw from East Kent Housing and begin a consultation process with all [...]

P & R closes down, but we are NOT out of the woods yet.

August 1, 2019 // 7 Comments

After 15 months of continuous investigation by the Shepwayvox Team into P & R Installation Company Ltd, who won a £27 million pound contract with East Kent Housing; [...]

Part 2: East Kent Councils overcharged £1.5 million by Gas Contractor P & R.

July 30, 2019 // 6 Comments

We said way back in May 2018, fraud was happening on the Gas Contract. Now it comes to light P & R have been charging the four owners of EKH fraudently to the sum of [...]

Part 1: Is the Chief Executive of East Kent Housing, Deborah Upton, fit for purpose? You decide.

July 29, 2019 // 11 Comments

Deborah Josephine Upton (pictured) has a long history of contracts going pear-shaped on her watch. This has happened while she worked for Medway Council, Circle Housing and [...]

Serious disrepair and safety issues in Folkestone & Hythe District Council housing stock

July 17, 2019 // 6 Comments

“I feel trapped.” “Nobody is listening to me – that’s what it feels like.” “My mental health is going downhill rapidly due to this,” are just some of [...]

Further issues of possible non-compliance by East Kent Housing emerge

July 3, 2019 // 2 Comments

An East Kent Internal Audit makes clear there are justifiable concerns over the gas safety certificates fiasco. The preliminary findings of the audit into East Kent Housing, [...]

P & R lose £27 million contract due to overcharging.

April 12, 2019 // 3 Comments

EXCLUSIVE The Shepwayvox Team can exclusively reveal that P & R Installation Company Limited five year £27 million pound gas maintenance and installations contract with [...]

P & R could lose £6.3 million pound contract with Folkestone & Hythe District Council?

December 19, 2018 // 5 Comments

Exclusive Back in May, then in June and October of this year we made it clear there were issues with the P & R Gas Servicing & Heating Installation contract. In an [...]

Issues with East Kent Housing’s P & R boiler contract?

October 17, 2018 // 6 Comments

P & R’ Installation Co Ltd (P & R) £27 million pound contract managed by East Kent Housing for central heating, emergency 24/7 gas and hot water repair [...]

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