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Croydon Council has spent over £300,000 on a court case against a disabled mother of three who fought a decision not to house her.

Employment contracts should “more fully” explain chief officers' rights to full pay during any suspension, councils have been told. The warning from the

Two of the four senior managers at Croydon LBC recently suspended from their duties pending a report into how the council came to face bankruptcy have now resigned from their jobs, as disciplinary procedures against other senior figures get underway. Director of finance Lisa Taylor, who as section 151 officer had to issue a section 114 notice in December, and executive director of health, wellbeing and adults Guy Van Dichele have both resigned after being suspended two weeks ago. The two other senior officers to have been suspended are executive director of place Shifa Mustafa and executive d...

Croydon LBC is facing significant challenges in setting out a medium term financial strategy, with the government indicating it will not at this stage make capitalisation directions beyond 2021-22, and yet to confirm whether it will grant the council this borrowing flexibility at all. The stricken council, which issued a section 114 notice in December because it was unable to set a balanced budget, has applied to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) for a £150m capitalisation direction allowing it to borrow for revenue spending. The request is for £70m this financ...

Croydon senior management team suspended Four senior officers at troubled Croydon LBC have been suspended following a report into “management actions”, LGC has learned. Director of finance Lisa Taylor, executive director of place Shifa Mustafa, executive director of localities Hazel Simmonds and executive director of health, wellbeing and adults Guy Van Dichele are all understood to have been suspended from their duties today. LGC understands executive director of resources and monitoring officer Jacqueline Harris-Baker, the other permanent member of the senior management team, went on si...