Councillor Holbrook referred to his attendance at the meeting of the Audit and Risk Management Committee on 23 September, which had considered the report of the Chief Internal Auditor in relation to an investigation of matters raised by a whistleblower (Mr M Morton) with the Audit Commission under the Public Interest Disclosure Act (‘PIDA’). He reported that the committee had given full and detailed consideration to the report and he asked Cabinet to support their decisions.

Resolved –

(1)  That Cabinet welcomes and supports the decisions taken by the Audit and Risk Management Committee on 23 September.

(2)  That the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management, be instructed to commence an investigation into the treatment of Mr Morton in relation to allegations of bullying.