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Originally Posted by Gayle
In my mind, that's not a fair way of going about it. I might be naive but surely an investigation shouldn't be done by friends and colleagues of the people who made the decision in the first place.
If it was an independent enquiry surely it should be representatives from outside the area, perhaps a different council, to review it, or council officers at the very least or at the very very least equal members from both sides.
I'm sorry but that doesn't sound like it's going to be an unbiased review at all.
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You're right Gayle. Within the Council I believe our suggestion was on balance the fairest. Because it's confidential material by law it precludes unelected people which causes a problem. Other Council's is certainly an option, but then you have the problem of them being 'guided' to the right answer. I still think 2 Tories and 3 Labour had the best balance when considering the issues that need to be looked at. Our suggestion included 2 magistrates from our side. They have refused it anyway.