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My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

In my Written Statement of 21 July 2014, Official Report, Column 100WS, I informed the House that that I intended to bring the statutory corporate governance intervention in Doncaster...

Member
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
11 November 2014
Reference
757 cc4-5WS
House
House of Lords

In my written statement of 21 July 2014, Official Report, column 100WS, I informed the House that I intended to bring the statutory corporate governance intervention in Doncaster metropolitan borough council to an early close, once the Doncaster Children’s Services Trust was fully up and running.

The Doncaster Children's Services Trust...

Member
Lord Pickles (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
11 November 2014
Reference
587 c65WS
House
House of Commons

My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

In 2010 I decided to make Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council subject to statutory intervention involving the Council being overseen by three Commissioners, appointed by me, and who are also...

Member
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
21 July 2014
Reference
755 cc99-100WS
House
House of Lords

In 2010, I decided to make Doncaster metropolitan borough council subject to statutory intervention involving the council being overseen by three commissioners, appointed by me, and who are also responsible for exercising certain of the council’s functions such as appointing senior staff.

This intervention was necessary given serious failings in the...

Member
Lord Pickles (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
21 July 2014
Reference
584 cc100-1WS
House
House of Commons

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Bob Neill) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 2 June my right honourable friend the Secretary of State, announced to the House a package of intensive measures which he was proposing to turn around the governance of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough...

Member
Baroness Hanham (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
30 June 2010
Reference
719 c137-8WS
House
House of Lords

On 2 June my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, announced to the House a package of intensive measures which he was proposing to turn around the governance of Doncaster metropolitan borough council after 15 years of poor governance and dysfunctional politics. He gave the authority until 23 June...

Member
Robert Neill (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
30 June 2010
Reference
512 c43-4WS
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Deposited papers
Date
30 June 2010
Reference
DEP2010-1377
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

I am announcing today a package of intensive measures that I am proposing to put in place to turn around Doncaster metropolitan borough council after 15 years of poor governance and dysfunctional politics. Following a corporate governance inspection of the council, the Audit Commission published their report on 19 April...

Member
Lord Pickles (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
2 June 2010
Reference
510 c18-9WS
House
House of Commons

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am today announcing a package of intensive measures that I am proposing to put in place to turn around Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council after 15 years of...

Member
Baroness Hanham (Conservative)
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Written statements
Date
2 June 2010
Reference
719 c26WS
House
House of Lords
Deposited by
Department for Communities and Local Government
Type
Deposited papers
Date
1 June 2010
Reference
DEP2010-1259
House
House of Lords; House of Commons

Child protection issues have remained prominent in the headlines since the tragic events at Edlington, and, while the Government have been in denial, suppressed reports have been oozing out of Doncaster showing what a basket-case the local authority was. One report that I have seen shows that social workers were...

Member
Tim Loughton (Conservative)
Type
Business questions
Date
28 January 2010
Reference
504 c960-1
House
House of Commons

That matter was discussed in the House in 2006, when child protection issues such as serious case reviews were reformed and reviewed. I certainly think it right that all the findings from which lessons need to be learned be made public; there is no point in producing a finding and...

Member
Baroness Harman (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
28 January 2010
Reference
504 c960-1
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees
Committee
Children, Schools and Families Committee
Notes
Published together with HC 276-ii 2009-10
Date
20 January 2010
Reference
HC 276-i 2009-10
House
House of Commons

On behalf of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the BFI inspection report on Doncaster metropolitan borough council was published today and copies have been placed in the Library. In 2003–04 Doncaster metropolitan borough council administered some £68 million in housing benefits, about 12...

Member
James Plaskitt (Labour)
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written statements
Date
19 July 2005
Reference
436 c76WS
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Boateng (Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
30 November 1998
Reference
321 c524
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If he will estimate the costs of the investigation by South Yorkshire Police into allegations of wrong-doing by Doncaster councillors up to 1st November.
Asked by
Lord Allan of Hallam (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Home Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
30 November 1998
Reference
321 c524; 61091
House
House of Commons

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the estimated costs to date of the police investigation into alleged corruption at Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. - Inc figs.

Asked by
Lord Allan of Hallam
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 July 1998
Reference
52339; 317 c26W
House
House of Commons

That this House congratulates the Prime Minister on his promise of 8th February which said 'Council corruption is unacceptable, not on, not in any circumstances, not for any reason'; and welcomes his determination to investigate the affairs of Labour-run councils such as Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Primary sponsor
Lord Allan of Hallam (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
19 February 1998
Reference
814
House
House of Commons

That this House welcomes the result of the Thursday 12th February by-election in the Stainforth Ward of Doncaster which saw a 36 per cent. swing to the Liberal Democrats from Labour; congratulates the Liberal Democrats on becoming the Council's official opposition; and urges the Labour Council to publish all the...

Primary sponsor
Lord Allan of Hallam (Liberal Democrat)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 February 1998
Reference
803
House
House of Commons

That this House condemns the behaviour of Labour councillors on Doncaster Metroplitan Borough Council who have, according to the District Auditor, taken extravagant lunches, free trips and gifts from 'inappropriate sources'; notes that the District Auditor is reported as warning the Council at a recent meeting that he 'would be...

Primary sponsor
David Shaw (Conservative)
Type
Early day motions
Date
17 February 1997
Reference
541
House
House of Commons