Dear Mr. Fenwick and the Charity Commission,
I am writing in my capacity as vice chair of the welcom forum to formally raise a complaint and submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Formal complaint: criminal breach of statutory duty
As corporate trustee for at least five local charities, Thurrock Council has failed to file annual accounts and returns for over 760 days. Under Section 173 Of The Charities Act 2011, persistent failure to provide these documents is a criminal offence.
I request that the Charity Commission treat this as a whistleblowing report and initiate a statutory inquiry immediately.
Freedom of information request: East Tilbury S106 funds
Regarding the mismanagement of infrastructure funds in east tilbury, please provide the following information:
Question 1 - a full list of all Section 106 (S106) contributions currently held or previously held by Thurrock Council specifically for the East Tilbury Ward over the last 10 years.
Question 2 - detailed records explaining why £545,810 in s106 funds was returned to Persimmon Homes due to the Council’s failure to utilise the money for East Tilbury, please supply the dates and number of meetings with all parties including the community
Question 3 - evidence of any siphoning or redirection of S106 funds originally allocated to East Tilbury to other parts of the Borough or to the Council's general fund. Money spent as far away as Belhus
Question 4 - the names and registration numbers of the five charities for which Thurrock Council is currently in statutory default as corporate trustee.
Required timeframe
As this is a formal FOI request, I expect a full response within the statutory limit of 20 working days. Regarding the regulatory complaint, I request an acknowledgement from the Monitoring Officer And The Charity Commission within 10 working days.
