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Originally Posted by Robert Owen
I think you will find that most of the companies where Joint Venture Companies, between in this case Barnfield Construction and the Council.
Over the years there have been several joint venture companies that the council has, and still is involved with
They were set up as means of bringing investment into the borough. It was also at a time when the Government was encouraging closer co-operation between local authorities and the private sector.
It was normal procedure for the council to appoint councillors to serve on the joint venture company. But there was defiantly no remuneration for the councillors involved.
There are also other limited companies that councillors get appointed too, mainly charities. But again no remuneration for the councillors involved.
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I still can't get my head round this B, Barnfield construction wasn't a company set up just as a joint venture company, it was undertaking work outside HBC too, yet George was a director, I'm not say that there was anything untoward or that he was paid anything and the company is still trading as far as I know. There is a case today with Hyndburn Homes, of which PB as far as I'm aware is on the board, but not as PB but as Leader of the Council, which would change if the leader changed