It may help to clarify where the Commission are with their now long overdue report into the failings of the WPCC and it's CEO Simon Lee.1. In late 2014 the WPCC's Simon Lee confirmed to the Commission that the WPCC complied to the letter in respect of the undersale of land to Wandsworth. In early 2015 the Commission closed its file, for the second time. The Commission failed to ask Lee for the most basic evidence to back up his false representation.2. Once it was clear to the Commission that Lee had lied to them, they opened a Regulatory Compliance case in September 2015.3. Lee and the WPCC board deliberately stalled the Commission's action plan for the next 11 months. The Commission then opened a Statutory Inquiry into the WPCC in August 2016.4. In 2018/19 the Commission gave various target dates to complete their investigation and missed all of them.5. In early February 2020 the Commission stated they would publish their report on 18 February6. On 14 February the Commission stated they would not, due to a legal challenge.7. A few days later the Commission stated they would publish on 24 February.8. On 20 February the Commission stated they would publish on 31 February9. Yesterday the Commission stated that the report would not publish on 31 February. In 2014 the Public Accounts Committee's Chair, Margaret Hodge, stated that the Commission was "not fit for purpose" and went on to say, "We have little confidence in the Commission’s ability to put right its problems and failings." How very prescient.
John Cameron ● 2417d