Tag Archives: Guy van Dichele

Exec director resigned week before suspension was announced

Posted on February 20, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Minutes from another council’s meeting shows that Guy Van Dichele was offered a job in Southampton eight days before he was ‘suspended’ from his post as executive director ‘health, well-being and adults’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Documents … Continue reading →

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Two executive directors in shock resignations from council

Posted on February 18, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Staff were told this afternoon that two of the ‘executive leadership team’ who were suspended from duty last week have quit their jobs. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Guy Van Dichele, Croydon’s executive director “health, well-being and adults”, … Continue reading →

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‘Unintended consequences’: government scraps pay-off cap

Posted on February 15, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Political editor WALTER CRONXITE finds that the era of half-million-pound rewards for failure might not be over at the council just yet Those council exec directors on six-figure salaries who are sweating on the outcome of a … Continue reading →

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The Kerswell cull: ‘This is a really difficult situation’ says CEO

Posted on February 10, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the latest bulletin to council staff intended, perhaps, to keep up morale In the vintage (and not very “woke”) BBC sitcom Are You Being Served, the doddering old proprietor of … Continue reading →

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The Kerswell cull begins: five senior council execs go ‘off-grid’

Posted on February 9, 2021 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Monday night’s constitutional changes at the Town Hall were quickly followed by ‘unprecedented’ action from the interim CEO. By STEVEN DOWNES Almost the whole of the senior leadership team at the council “went off-grid” today. Inside Croydon … Continue reading →

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Reshuffle puts execs in high-stakes game of musical chairs

Posted on December 15, 2020 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked council documents suggest that the interim chief executive has already made her mind up as to who she wants in her top team. By STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell, Croydon’s £192,474 per year interim CEO, looks set to demote … Continue reading →

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Kerswell’s management savings plan: no change at the top

Posted on December 11, 2020 by insidecroydon

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Staff, unions and residents expected to react angrily to the council’s £193,000 interim CEO’s plan to make only minor changes to the staff on the biggest salaries at Fisher’s Folly. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Katherine Kerswell’s plan … Continue reading →

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Croydon in crisis: Council makes 20% cuts to adult services

Posted on September 9, 2020 by insidecroydon

KEN LEE, our Town Hall reporter, on the latest cuts at the council While Jo Negrini was having her lawyers haggle over the size of her six-figure pay-off for leaving her job as chief executive of the council, the scale … Continue reading →

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Croydon In Crisis: Council in disarray as Negrini quits

Posted on August 20, 2020 by insidecroydon

EXCLUSIVE: Unconfirmed reports suggest that the borough’s £220,000 pa chief exec is about to announce her resignation, leaving behind a trail of calamity as the Town Hall axes at least 400 jobs. By STEVEN DOWNES Jo Negrini, Croydon Council’s chief … Continue reading →

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Staff accuse Negrini of ‘cowardice’ ahead of showdown meet

Posted on August 5, 2020 by insidecroydon

The council chief exec is presiding over mounting anger over her handling of the borough finances and management of hundreds of job cuts. STEVEN DOWNES reports Dozens of council staff, many of them facing the prospect of redundancy as part … Continue reading →

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Negrini reshuffles executive pack to cope with Henderson exit

Posted on July 28, 2020 by insidecroydon

Town Hall reporter KEN LEE on the latest changes in the executive suites at Fisher’s Folly The council could be looking to shave £150,000 or more per year from its on-going costs by not replacing Robert Henderson as the exec … Continue reading →

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Council denies using Coronavirus Act to axe adult care

Posted on April 23, 2020 by insidecroydon

KEN LEE reports on the latest controversy to hit Fisher’s Folly The leader of council was today demanding an apology from the Law Society – the governing body of all solicitors in England and Wales – after it published a … Continue reading →

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Croydon now has three employees paid £200,000+ per year

Posted on April 16, 2020 by insidecroydon

Our political correspondent, WALTER CRONXITE, reports on the latest startling figures coming out of the council Croydon Council had three members of staff who took home more than £200,000 in the last financial year for which figures are available. That’s … Continue reading →

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