Tag Archives: Adecco

Greens call for audit investigation into possible fraud at council

Posted on October 9, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Perry spent £53.4m on temporary staff at the council in 2024-2025. Yet the council sacked a whistleblower who raised serious concerns about staffing agency Adecco’s possible overcharging for workers in the children’s services department. With an … Continue reading →

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Whistleblower’s lonely eight-year battle over council spending

Posted on October 6, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: In 2018, Daniel Cox blew the whistle when he discovered that a contractor was charging the council almost double what he was being paid for his work. Cox was dismissed, and the council has spent the past … Continue reading →

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Perry advertises for office manager to be paid £43 PER HOUR

Posted on September 18, 2026 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: No expense spared for Tory Mayor as he uses tens of thousands of pounds of public money to hire a political adviser and handler. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, is looking to spend … Continue reading →

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The cash-strapped council paying consultant £726 PER HOUR

Posted on December 31, 2025 by insidecroydon

The dog days of a long, hot summer are not usually a time for significant news stories. But that wasn’t to be the case in Croydon as readers flocked to this news site for our coverage in in July and … Continue reading →

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Council chief made mates’ rates payments at £726 per hour

Posted on July 9, 2025 by insidecroydon

Lack of proper governance over payments and ‘interims’ working at the council for up to five years raise further questions over ‘runaway’ spending for chief exec Kerswell and Mayor Jason Perry. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Council’s chief executive Katherine … Continue reading →

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Agency spend scandal: Perry blasted for ‘ridiculous shambles’

Posted on July 5, 2025 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Rowenna Davis, the Labour Party’s candidate for Croydon Mayor, has described the cash-strapped council’s “runaway” spending on agency staff as “disgusting” and “unforgivable”. “It’s a ridiculous shambles,” Davis said. Davis, a councillor for Waddon ward and, … Continue reading →

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Council accused of cover-up over multi-million agency spend

Posted on July 3, 2025 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: LibDems’ election candidate has examined expenditure accounts and confirms that spending on temporary staff has risen to £53m per year under Tory Mayor. By STEVEN DOWNES  Richard Howard, the Liberal Democrat candidate standing for Croydon Mayor next … Continue reading →

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Council’s agency staff bill includes £726 per hour consultant

Posted on July 2, 2025 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Council’s spending on agency staff has quadrupled under Tory Mayor Jason Perry One ‘transformation’ consultant is paid £726 PER HOUR Adecco employee allowed to sign off hundreds of thousands of pounds in Croydon Council payments to… … Continue reading →

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