I read with interest your letter in the HJ last Thursday about the ways Haringey could find money in order to reverse the dreadful cuts to front-line services, including heartless cuts to the young and old. I largely agree with your list, but there is one notable omission:
During 2007-08, our charitable trust Alexandra Palace, suffered a "deficit" of about £3m. This "deficit" was rolled into the larger figure of the bogus debt. Creditably, the LBH director of corporate resources commissioned an independent investigation into the "development" of a ruinous Licence to a former slum landlord, the trust's "preferred partner".
The report was so damning that a second "Walklate" report was called for, where the object was to calculate the loss due to the Licence and to consider the liablity of the previous general manager. The loss was calculated at between £1,487,000 and £2,023,000 – more likely the largely figure.
[If you are interested you can view the 3 Walklate Reports here – lower left side]
I thought it was unjust that the disgraced ex-general manager Holder be singled out and I made a formal Complaint against the Chairman of the Alexandra Palace Trust at the time. It took one and a half years from Complaint to a Hearing. Cllr. Charles Adje was suspended for four months after having found to have brought the council into disrepute (disgraced Cllr Adje returns to the Council next week).
In theory, Trustees are personally liable for losses they cause. But neither Holder nor Cllr Adje should be made to carry the can alone. In my opinion, the public needs an assessment by an independent solicitor who is expert in Trust and Charity law.
There has been industrial strength foot dragging by the council in assessing liability for the £2,023,000 loss to our Charity.
Birdy_Too
Sep 30, 2009
Birdy_Too
Sep 30, 2009
Clive Carter
Justin:
£2,023,000
I read with interest your letter in the HJ last Thursday about the ways Haringey could find money in order to reverse the dreadful cuts to front-line services, including heartless cuts to the young and old. I largely agree with your list, but there is one notable omission:
During 2007-08, our charitable trust Alexandra Palace, suffered a "deficit" of about £3m. This "deficit" was rolled into the larger figure of the bogus debt. Creditably, the LBH director of corporate resources commissioned an independent investigation into the "development" of a ruinous Licence to a former slum landlord, the trust's "preferred partner".
The report was so damning that a second "Walklate" report was called for, where the object was to calculate the loss due to the Licence and to consider the liablity of the previous general manager. The loss was calculated at between £1,487,000 and £2,023,000 – more likely the largely figure.
[If you are interested you can view the 3 Walklate Reports here – lower left side]
I thought it was unjust that the disgraced ex-general manager Holder be singled out and I made a formal Complaint against the Chairman of the Alexandra Palace Trust at the time. It took one and a half years from Complaint to a Hearing. Cllr. Charles Adje was suspended for four months after having found to have brought the council into disrepute (disgraced Cllr Adje returns to the Council next week).
In theory, Trustees are personally liable for losses they cause. But neither Holder nor Cllr Adje should be made to carry the can alone. In my opinion, the public needs an assessment by an independent solicitor who is expert in Trust and Charity law.
There has been industrial strength foot dragging by the council in assessing liability for the £2,023,000 loss to our Charity.
Clive Carter
Aug 7, 2011