Linda Ross tribunal: Mike Barile says problems went right to the top of Dundee City Council
- By Alan Wilson
- Published in the Courier : 13.09.11
- Published online : 13.09.11 @ 12.53pm
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"Dundee City Council should be being investigated by an independent authority. Who that would be I don't know but it should be independent."
He added: "I'm not coming from the position of a disgruntled ex-employee. I'm 64 and I would have liked to retire in the correct way, but I have nothing to hide."
Councillor Kevin Keenan, who was leader of the administration at the time the Linda Ross case initially blew up, has called for a "drains-up" probe as council officials continue to pore over the highly damaging tribunal judgment.
He said: "The chief executive (David Dorward) should look to undertake a drains-up exercise to ensure we can see what has gone wrong and we can learn from it.
"Councillors set the policies and managers have the right to manage but clearly they must operate fairly."
On Monday, council officials were trying to decide their next move in a series of meetings involving top officials. No decision had been taken as to whether internal proceedings would be taken against any member of council staff implicated in the report.
Administration leader Councillor Ken Guild said the authority's legal officers would be looking in detail at the judgment and deciding what their next step will be. He said it was possible a report would be brought before councillors for discussion.
He said: "Our legal officers are now looking at this and the implications of it."
07.28am - 14.09.2011 Arthur Welsh - Dundee, Scotland Report This
Lord Provost John Letford is normally quick to come forward and voice his tuppence worth on everything so why is he being so quiet about these recent events?
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