Response to cllr cohen on his view not to have a public inquiry

From: John Burgess
Sent: 06 April 2011 16:00
To: ‘Cohen, Cllr Melvin Conservative’
Cc: Kennally, Kate; Joffe, Glynnis; Mason, Rick; l.Butterfield@unison.co.uk; Murray, Stewart; Palmer, Chris
Subject: RE: Barnet UNISON – Legionella outbreak – in Catalyst Care homes in Barnet
Importance: High

 

Hi Cllr

Thank you for response. I look forward to officers providing the responses to the questions that I have raised in this email.

I fully understand there will be those of the view  that the reputation of the council has been damaged as a result of what has happened in the former council care homes. Furthermore I would be surprised if the council had not already looked to see if there are any penalty clauses in the council which could be enforced. This is a high profile contract, it is public knowledge that the council is looking to re-negotiate the contract.

It is important therefore for an independent third party to review & identify system failures, clarify lines of responsibility in order to avert any further repetition of these events. This is why I do not share your view that there is no need for a public inquiry.

 

Best wishes

John