Reply to: Brum City Council Bankrupt

[vetran]

sadguru failed to pay council tax on his leafy mansion?

Didn't they deport him to Switzerland?

[AtW]

Its not going to be the last by a long way.

https://www.localgov.co.uk/S114

Woking & Guildford are at danger. This from the rich areas of Surrey.

sadguru failed to pay council tax on his leafy mansion?

[AtW]

Well, there is a notorious squirrel botherer based in a sofa-less bedsit in Birmingham with a SKA that needs funding. Could he be responsible?

Yeah, damn right I am responsible… as in will have to pay extra taxes to cover it

P.S. Brace yourselves for local income tax that will be called something like “council surcharge”

[vetran]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ngham-65962507


According to a new council report, the authority was meant to change such processes to fit Oracle's requirements.

Instead another approach was taken and the problems emerged.

Jesus, Mary and the wee baby donkey. Have these guys never heard of change management?

Had a not dissimilar approach at a large multinational I worked at They went Half Oracle (do it our way) and half SAP (do it however you like if you can afford the consultancy £££££££) turned out as an "interesting" solution.

[tazdevil]

The authority was meant to change such processes to fit Oracle's requirements.

Clients have requirements and suppliers provide them so WTF was BCC having to accommodate Oracle's requirements IT projects are like every other and expand to consume the money available rather than get managed to meet the value demand

[BlueSharp]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...ngham-65962507


According to a new council report, the authority was meant to change such processes to fit Oracle's requirements.

Instead another approach was taken and the problems emerged.

Jesus, Mary and the wee baby donkey. Have these guys never heard of change management?

[Zigenare]

Well, there is a notorious squirrel botherer based in a sofa-less bedsit in Birmingham with a SKA that needs funding. Could he be responsible?

Would you trust him to be responsible for anything? Unless of course you've a drystone wall that needs demolishing.

[Uncle Albert]

Fully justified if it's those in charge of the IT system failure, currently 5x original estimates and still not fixed...

Well, there is a notorious squirrel botherer based in a sofa-less bedsit in Birmingham with a SKA that needs funding. Could he be responsible?

[vetran]

Fully justified if it's those in charge of the IT system failure, currently 5x original estimates and still not fixed...

its Oracle! Colour me surprised.

[BlueSharp]

what are the chances of a few sackings?

Fully justified if it's those in charge of the IT system failure, currently 5x original estimates and still not fixed...

[SueEllen]

what are the chances of a few sackings?

To add to the costs of their employment tribunal claims...

[vetran]

and the rest:

Council explainer: "Birmingham City Council has issued a s.114 Notice as part of the plans to meet the Council’s financial liabilities relating to Equal Pay claims and an in-year financial gap within its budget which currently stands in the region of £87m.

In June the Council announced that it had a potential liability relating to Equal Pay claims in the region of £650m to £760m, with an ongoing liability accruing at a rate of £5m to £14m per month

what are the chances of a few sackings?

[BlueSharp]

Brum City Council hole is £87Million.

and the rest:

Council explainer: "Birmingham City Council has issued a s.114 Notice as part of the plans to meet the Council’s financial liabilities relating to Equal Pay claims and an in-year financial gap within its budget which currently stands in the region of £87m.

In June the Council announced that it had a potential liability relating to Equal Pay claims in the region of £650m to £760m, with an ongoing liability accruing at a rate of £5m to £14m per month

[SueEllen]

Brum City Council hole is £87Million.

[BlueSharp]

Brum Local Authority is the largest in Europe. Issuing section 114 has been a long time coming, the adult social services in the city are long past breaking point and the wider council is losing millions every week.


There will be a lot of section 114 issued across the country, yet more incompetence from cutting back to much from the central government.