Tag Archives: Local Government

Council planning records destroyed (UK)

Warrington Borough Council wrongly destroyed records that formed part of the statutory planning register, so that it had no records of plans and applications approved before 1996. The Ombudsman said she had grave concern that this represented a significant and … Continue reading

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Richmond City Audit Shows Problems In Public Works Department (US)

They fill those pesky potholes, pick up your trash, and remove snow from your street. But according to a new audit, there’s no records to show what or if any job was actually done by Richmond Public Works employees. City Auditor … Continue reading

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Almost 30 years of Jacksonville City Council files destroyed (US)

Legislative files recording nearly 30 years of Jacksonville City Council decisions were destroyed as surplus paperwork and some are lost forever, city officials have concluded. Although some file contents were preserved on microfilm, gaps in that archiving leave no way … Continue reading

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Ongoing issues with data loss in the UK

Firms breaching data protection A “horrifying” number of companies, government departments and other public bodies have breached data protection rules in the past year, a report says. The UK’s Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said bosses must take the personal data … Continue reading

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Council records on culvert were inadequate (AUS)

SENIOR officers of Gosford City Council agreed yesterday that the council’s record system had failed to keep messages, emails, quotes and estimates that might have allowed proper consideration of the dangerous state of the culvert on the Old Pacific Highway … Continue reading

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