Thanet District Council has appointed a senior officer from a London Borough as an independent monitoring officer following a rare statutory recommendation by auditors.
The behaviour of senior officers at Thanet Borough Council fell below “the standard expected on a number of occasions”, with the cost of resulting investigations putting the authority’s financial...
Thanet District Council’s leader has requested central government support to improve governance at the authority, following disciplinary issues and legal disputes.
Thanet District Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve £733,000 for legal costs relating to ongoing disciplinary and grievance proceedings in the face of low reserves.