Comments on: A Hull of a victory for our side http://ukwin.org.uk/2009/10/02/a-hull-of-a-victory-for-our-side/ Fri, 18 May 2012 19:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Barry Robinson http://ukwin.org.uk/2009/10/02/a-hull-of-a-victory-for-our-side/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Barry Robinson Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:12:45 +0000 http://ukwin.org.uk/?p=1367#comment-465 Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council are joint partners in the waste contract. Yesterday ALL councillors of each Authority were, I understood, to be given full details of the PFI situation and such issues as the District Auditor's concern about monies wasted in connection with the waste programme. Whren i phoned a Hull councillor last night, she was unable to tell me anything about the matter. as 'It is all top secret'. When I asked her if she had seen the press release issued by East Riding council, her comment was, 'What! What! What press release?' Two councils; joint waste policy; neither really talking to the other. On a related issue, I asked to see the 2008 / 2009 accounts of both Authorities as is my right during the public scrutiny period. Hull refused. East RIding wouldn't let me see part of the 10-year-old waste contract. Using what information I was allowed to see, I was able to complain to the District Auditor that WRG may have overcharged by approx. £1.8 million in 2008 / 2009 The bill for the abortive PFI bid was probably £1.1 million in consultants' fees alone. £3.1 milllion is being witheld from WRG because they're not reaching agreed recycling targets. Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council are joint partners in the waste contract.
Yesterday ALL councillors of each Authority were, I understood, to be given full details of the PFI situation and such issues as the District Auditor’s concern about monies wasted in connection with the waste programme.
Whren i phoned a Hull councillor last night, she was unable to tell me anything about the matter. as ‘It is all top secret’. When I asked her if she had seen the press release issued by East Riding council, her comment was, ‘What! What! What press release?’
Two councils; joint waste policy; neither really talking to the other.

On a related issue, I asked to see the 2008 / 2009 accounts of both Authorities as is my right during the public scrutiny period. Hull refused. East RIding wouldn’t let me see part of the 10-year-old waste contract.
Using what information I was allowed to see, I was able to complain to the District Auditor that
WRG may have overcharged by approx. £1.8 million in 2008 / 2009

The bill for the abortive PFI bid was probably £1.1 million in consultants’ fees alone.

£3.1 milllion is being witheld from WRG because they’re not reaching agreed recycling targets.

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