"ensure that our internal controls are as robust as possible.”
Submitted by John Barnes on Sat, 2009-12-26 23:05.Congratulations Camden on useing the same old excuse that you now have robust controls, this is the same excuse you used following the death of Barney the scaffolder. Many people may think that the only robust system Camden has is the one used to pay very senior managers performance bonus. One gets the feel from reading the report that getting £200,000 back from the insurance company is a positive result? Any right minded person would realise that Camden will repay this monies back to the insurers in future premiums.
I would like to know where the blame will be placed, chief executive, head of finance or a director of level 1 or 2, all of whom earn over £100,000? I suspect there is a "no blame culture at the top" but a the blame culture is alive and busy at the lower ranks of the council as these events show.
John Barnes