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Man jailed over unpaid council tax

Crazy Council — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:29:11 +0000

A MAN has been jailed for 30 days after repeatedly refusing to pay his council tax. Gavin Kaylhem, 34, of Lincoln Boulevard, Grimsby, was sentenced at Grimsby Magistrates’ Court after accruing a council tax debt of £1,268.54 between 2001 and 2008. In refusing to pay, Kaylhem claimed that he was a “Freeman on the land” and had no contractual obligation to pay under Common

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Strke by council workers 30th Nov

Crazy Council — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:32:13 +0000

Other unions have now announced their results with similar outcomes. A number of picket lines will be set up on the day. These must be official pickets, authorised by the branch. If you’re included in the industrial action and want to volunteer for picket duty, please contact branch

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Councils detect £185 million worth of fraud, but new report says this is just the tip of the iceberg – Audit Commission

Crazy Council — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:06:03 +0000

Councils detect £185 million worth of fraud, but new report says this is just the tip of the iceberg – Audit Commission.

Councils detect £185 million worth of fraud, but new report says this is just the tip of the iceberg Released 10 November 2011

England’s councils have succeeded in detecting £185 million worth of fraud in

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Electricity procurement gives Kent County Council a shock — Spend Matters UK/Europe

Crazy Council — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:55:33 +0000

Electricity procurement gives Kent County Council a shock — Spend Matters UK/Europe.

Electricity procurement gives Kent County Council a shock

by Peter Smith on October 31, 2011

in Procurement Commentary

So what’s been going on down in Kent?

Kent County Council’s Head of Energy Procurement, Ross Knowles, was charged with counts of fraud by abuse of position and

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Councils rely on ‘bullying’ bailiffs – Telegraph

Crazy Council — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:43:52 +0000

Councils rely on ‘bullying’ bailiffs – Telegraph.

Councils rely on ‘bullying’ bailiffs Intimidating practices being used by councils to collect unpaid parking fines have been identified by an investigation.

If a debtor is not at home, the bailiff leaves a letter with the time and date of the visit Photo: ALAMY

By Holly Watt, Whitehall Editor

6:30AM GMT

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General Secretary unison on pensions

Crazy Council — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:48:39 +0000

From a message from Dave Prentis – General Secretary.

PROTECT OUR PENSIONS

From a message from Dave Prentis – General Secretary

16 September 2011

Vote yes for industrial action on pensions

“……… today I announced that we will be balloting for industrial action over the threat to your pension.

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LAND DEVELOPERS(LINCS.)LIMITEd

Crazy Council — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:01:08 +0000

LAND DEVELOPERS(LINCS.)LIMITED | level.

LAND DEVELOPERS(LINCS.)LIMITED Registered Address

HAVEN MILL 2 ALEXANDRA ROAD GRIMSBY NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE DN31 1RW

Age

51 years Registered in England/Wales

00668321 Nature of business 4525 Other special trades construction

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31st August, 2010

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How bailiffs reap the fraudulent rewards of their ‘phantom visits’ – Telegraph

Crazy Council — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:36:17 +0000

How bailiffs reap the fraudulent rewards of their ‘phantom visits’ – Telegraph.

How bailiffs reap the fraudulent rewards of their ‘phantom visits’ Charges for bailiffs’ visits that are never made may be costing businesses and householders tens of millions of pounds.

Some bailiffs add charges for ‘phantom visits’ before they ever actually call at a

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Procedures for engaging consultants

Crazy Council — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:44:00 +0000

outstanding Stuart well spotted. so the person that filled this post is 1. On approx 100 k a year. 2. Is known to ********* in a business nature 3. Is one of the directors of the employment co that the council asked to provide staff from. and quote "3 Was the Interim appointee known personally to Mr Jason Longhurst who it is understood made the appointment? The interim appointed was known in a business capacity by Mr Longhurst 4 Were any other potential Interims considered or interviewed for this Interim position? Yes - a number of other possible candidates were put forward for the position, and the Council contacted Veredus, Capita Resourcing, Quantica and SOLACE.Â Telephone discussions were held with each agency, all of whom conducted interviews with their proposed candidates.

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GRIMSBY TOWN CENTRE FORUM LIMITED

Crazy Council — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:15:33 +0000

The status of GRIMSBY TOWN CENTRE FORUM LIMITED recorded at Companies house is: Active GRIMSBY TOWN CENTRE FORUM LIMITED was first registered at Companies House on 19/09/2003 as a "Private Limited company without share capital" company, registration number 04905635. On the last annual return they registered as SIC classification code 91330, stating that the main activity of the company was "Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified". The company last filed accounts on 19/07/2010 of type

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