4 January (Part 1) - How many crooks does it take to make a council?
“The
Council’s Standards Committee agreed unanimously that Councillors voluntarily undergo a criminal record check”. That was
Bexley council’s answer when asked what precautions it took to “ensure that
no serving councillor has a criminal record”. Rather than immediately interpret the answer
as “none” a further question was asked. “How many councillors refused to
voluntarily undergo a criminal record check on being elected at the last Council
Election?” Answer : “The information is confidential. No record is kept of the
applications submitted by Councillors to the Criminal Records Bureau.”
Keeping ‘No record’ confidential seems a rather strange concept but at
least you have an answer… Bexley council does not take any effective steps to ensure
that it is not comprised of a bunch of crooks.