Today leader of the Conservative group on Cornwall Council Fiona Ferguson resigned over Capita's methods in rooting out council tax fraud. The company has been contracted to investigate people claiming the single person discount for council tax incorrectly. In her resignation letter she explained that the use of lie detectors by Capita during phone calls was questionable and no longer trusted by central government. Which is all fine and well but why now?
Digging through the Cornwall Council news archive, I found this quote:
Fiona Ferguson, the Council’s portfolio holder for corporate resources, is supporting the review. Fiona says: “Apart from the need to protect the public purse from fraud, this is a simple matter of fairness. It is especially important when people in Cornwall who are paying the correct council tax are struggling as a result of the current economic climate.”
Story posted 16 November 2012
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So are we really to believe that its taken 2 months for the portfolio holder to realise what's happening in her department? Or is this an excuse has the eternal rebel yet again fallen out with another Tory leader?
Either way we must really wonder what is going on at Cornwall Council?
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