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EGM fiasco: Cllr Ecclestone to file complaint with authorities Councillor Christopher Ecclestone said he would lodge an official complaint with the Monitoring Officer at Test Valley Borough Council and the Department of Communities and Local Government against the backdrop of EGM fiasco that saw four councillors being excluded from the meeting on Thursday. Cllr Ecclestone called the EGM “a new low in local democracy” and accused the Proper Officer and mayor of excluding him from confidential sessions. Cllr Ecclestone told the Advertiser: “A new low in local democracy was reached at ATC s Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 21st of January to discuss whether to contest a Judicial Review being brought by three councillors against ATC for its repeated illegalities and irregularities.
Cambridge City Council has appointed a former Treasury civil servant who also has held leadership positions at the Department of Communities & Local Government and the United Nations as its next chief executive.
Robert Pollock’s appointment was approved by councillors at a meeting of the full council last night. He will take over from Andrew Grant who has held the position on an interim basis since October.
Mr Pollock is currently a director at Social Finance, a social enterprise that partners with governments, charities and the financial community to develop innovative solutions to entrenched social and economic issues.
He has previously held senior roles at the Treasury where he was director of the public service transformation network which spanned Whitehall departments including DCLG, the forerunner to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.