almo cover up theft

18/01/2010 9:13 pm

........the materials were taken by the sub contractor but were not used at the void they were booked to,the stores are owned by the local authority.the stores reported this event to the almo and investigation took place.
the manager was not suspended.
the local authority audit investigated this one incident only and was told by my almo not to look back in time for any other incidents (usualy 6 months prior to the incident would be audited).
the manager was was found guilty of fraud and given a 12 months final written warning.
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18/01/2010 9:35 pm

The almo does have a whistle blowing policey but is failing at the moment to follow this properly as another member of staff is attemting to whistle blow and is experiencing some bullying because of this.
a member of the board has met the chief exec and expressed there discust at the whole episode,the chief exec again said the case was closed.
my question is who can be contacted to complain and investigate this whole episode and what corse should the whistle blower now take.the whistle blower is not me but a friend.many thanks

20/01/2010 8:17 pm

Thanks for the advice,has any body else got any advive,especially the experts on here,it would be very much apreciated.

27/01/2010 10:27 am

It really inspiring to see people like you who have the bravery and the patience to bring ongoing corruption in social landlords to light.
The fact that you will find very hard to get an expert response here, says it all about the social housing industry. I am sure you will have already come your own conclusions why...
Do not give up, the greaterst majority of residents are on your side.

31/01/2010 7:23 pm

thankyou for your posts and help.
I will post on here which almo this is taking place at when i can,and so again i ask if anyone else has advice on the matter.
thankyou

15/02/2010 8:13 pm

Have any of the experts on here have any advice,that is why i have posted on here ?

22/02/2010 11:50 am

Firstly the Board of directors of the ALMO may be made up of up to 5 local councillors. As this is a serious issue the Board should have been notified of the allegations, the subsequent investigation and the outcome of the disciplinary proceedings. One option would be to contact the councillors on the Board to establish what information was provided to them about the fraud and whether or not they approved the penalty imposed on the office manager.

Also, the local authority will have a fiduciary duty to try and ensure that the ALMO manages its public housing stock in a proper, honest and competent manner. The Councillors appointed as Chair of the Housing Committee (who may possible be on the Board of directors of the ALMO) and the Chair of the Finance Committee could also be contacted to ascertain whether they had been notified of the alleged fraud and what steps have been taken to ensure that the local authority has complied with it fiduciary duty to local residents.

02/06/2010 3:52 am

A little trick that contractors working for my RSl do is not carry out the work but still get paid as if they did. Some time down the line because the work still needs to be done the same contractor gets another contract to carry out the work.

How can this happen you might ask? Simples. My RSL has totally inadequate monitoring of works carried out and the contractors know this.