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Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [36]

  • Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
My question follows on from what Tony Arbour and Bob Blackman were saying. You said that you have interviewed existing staff but you have not interviewed staff who no longer work for the organisation, one of whom, Maxine Jones, also made some allegations. There were two whistleblowers: Brenda Stern and Maxine Jones. You have said, 'The review has found that this allegation is incorrect'. In order to reach that conclusion it would seem to me that you would have to talk to both of those two people.

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [35]

  • Question by: Bob Blackman
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
Can we just be clear; you have not interviewed Lee Jasper or anyone else from the Mayor's Office, is that correct?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [34]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
You then you go on to say, in fairness to you, 'Subject to that further work' ' subject to that ' 'the review to date has not revealed evidence of fraud' etc. That is all subject to that further work being required, as you fairly stated in your report to the Board?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [33]

  • Question by: Bob Blackman
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
The concern that I would have here is that we have very serious concerns and allegations being raised by ' whatever you might say ' the Evening Standard, as being the publication in London, yet you did not approach them for any further evidence that they have made in terms of their allegations to do this internal review.

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [32]

  • Question by: John Biggs
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
I have a number of housekeeping questions: the first one, which I think follows very neatly from Peter Hulme Cross's intervention, is, can you confirm, Mr Travers, that you are a Statutory Officer and that you have trade and professional qualifications as well which require you to act with integrity and not to be nobbled by the Board or other officers of the LDA?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [31]

  • Question by: Bob Neill
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
I think your spokesman, Rob Beasley, described the review as an internal review led by one of the Agency's officials, conducted by its staff; I would not describe it as an audit. You have described the role of Deloitte: it is your report, not Deloitte's.

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [30]

  • Question by: Sally Hamwee
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
The report refers to, I quote, 'Having identified weaknesses in LDA project management and record keeping'. Does that lead you to have concern about other projects? Are you intending to carry out any reviews or audit work on other projects?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [29]

  • Question by: Bob Blackman
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
Have you made any attempt whatsoever to contact any of them to contribute towards this review?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [28]

  • Question by: Bob Blackman
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
Finally in terms of process, you mentioned that you have interviewed or taken evidence of the internal issues within the LDA and the people that currently work for the LDA. How many people are there that have left the LDA that were involved in these particular allegations that have therefore obviously not been interviewed or reviewed?

Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [27]

  • Question by: Bob Blackman
  • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
Not at this stage. Are you intending to then?
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