Friday 8 July 2011

Another Barnet Council Scandal - Serious Case Review into the death of Jesse Moores

I am shocked to learn of the details of the death of Jesse Moores, a vulnerable person in the care of Barnet Council.Barnet Council have put out the following press release -

http://www.barnet.gov.uk/press_releases.htm?id=2363

The Barnet Council press release states :-
The review criticises Barnet Council for failing to properly monitor the care that Jesse received: “The London Borough of Barnet who were paying for Jesse’s care should also have organised proper monitoring of this service since misgivings had been expressed through relatives/family meetings at which concerns had been raised about the management of, and staffing arrangements at The Chine.”
 Now just remember that under the OneBarnet program the systems of monitoring will be required for everything. All services will be in the hands of private contractors. The Metpro scandal and the case of Jesse Moores show that they can't effectively monitor the existing contracts. The audit committee chairman, Lord Palmer said Barnet Council audit is chronically understaffed. The only conclusion we can draw is that Barnet Council is incapable of managing such a complex project. How many Jesse Moores do we need to prove it?

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