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Shhh, don’t tell anyone there is a WPCC Open Meeting on 9 December

Not many people will have noticed this new notice just added to their website, as they seem to have done no publicity. You may want to go along to ask what they know about the still delayed Charity Commission Statutory Inquiry report.NickConservators General Open Meeting9th December 2019 from 7.00pmLondon Scottish Golf Club, Windmill Car ParkJoin the Conservators and Staff for presentations with updates on current important issues and operational matters.Tea and coffee will be provided and the Clubhouse bar will be open to purchase other drinks.Agenda to follow

Nicholas Evans ● 2544d3 Comments

Looks as if they've run out of delay excuses and apparantly we get to see the report in January...According to the front page of this website... The timing has been impacted by the General Election closely followed by the Festive Season. An email from the Charities Commission to a local residents states that:'We now expect the report to be published in January. One of the reasons for the delay is that, in line with Cabinet Office Guidelines, we have decided not to publish the report during the election period. We are also mindful of the Christmas break and we have undertaken some additional action following on from the representations received on the draft report. We decided not to make a public statement about our decision not to publish until January 2020 as in our view such a statement could be contrary to Cabinet Office Guidance. However we decided that if we were asked directly about publication dates we would state that we are now looking to publish in January.' http://www.putneysw15.com/default.asp?section=info&link=http://neighbournet.com/server/common/issueputneycommon023.htm

Adrian Pearce ● 2541d

@Adrian - I must admit to being very puzzled by Ms Burmiston’s letter from the Charity Commission about the new delay to publishing their report. Particularly the bit about deciding “not to make a public statement about our decision not to publish until January 2020” and then to reverse the effect of this by saying they will answer direct questions! Convoluted logic or what?I thought I’d glance through all the announcements made by the Commission so far in November. It turns out they have published Statutory Inquiry reports just like the WPCC one, appointed Interim Managers and opened new inquiries. You can see them here: https://www.gov.uk/government/latest?departments%5B%5D=charity-commission. What makes the WPCC, a non-political organisation, unique?One interesting snippet from their statement is that they “have undertaken some additional action” since the draft report was sent to a number of unnamed people six months ago (how time flies!). I was one of those who saw and commented on this draft. That “additional action” was called for is hardly a surprise. It was a necessity in my view, and that of my legal advisers. It would be nice to know what they’ve been doing, apart from twiddling their thumbs.Nick

Nicholas Evans ● 2541d

Given the involvement of Greening and Hammond in trying to persuade the Commission to kick their Inquiry into the long grass I’m not surprised that they don’t want to publish their report during the election. I have seen the draft report and my lawyers have commented on it in detail over numerous submissions. 

John Cameron ● 2541d