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  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations

    • Reference: 2008/0006
    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    A number of times the phrase is used that you found 'no evidence'. It is difficult to ask you to prove a negative but I think it would be helpful to have assurances about the thoroughness of the review. Could you tell me about what interviews and discussions there were with staff, with representatives from the projects and so on?

  • Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [30]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    The report refers to, I quote, 'Having identified weaknesses in LDA project management and record keeping'. Does that lead you to have concern about other projects? Are you intending to carry out any reviews or audit work on other projects?

  • Review process of LDA funding (Supplementary) [36]

    • Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    My question follows on from what Tony Arbour and Bob Blackman were saying. You said that you have interviewed existing staff but you have not interviewed staff who no longer work for the organisation, one of whom, Maxine Jones, also made some allegations. There were two whistleblowers: Brenda Stern and Maxine Jones. You have said, 'The review has found that this allegation is incorrect'. In order to reach that conclusion it would seem to me that you would have to talk to both of those two people.

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [8]

    • Question by: Peter Hulme Cross
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    My question follows on from what Tony Arbour and Bob Blackman were saying. You said that you have interviewed existing staff but you have not interviewed staff who no longer work for the organisation, one of whom, Maxine Jones, also made some allegations. There were two whistleblowers: Brenda Stern and Maxine Jones. You have said, 'The review has found that this allegation is incorrect'. In order to reach that conclusion it would seem to me that you would have to talk to both of those two people.

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [11]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    That is fine. I am happy with that. I take your word but it does seem as though what you have done is a sort of desk-based exercise, very internally focused. Here are the people who awarded the contracts doing the investigation. There seems to be a certain amount of independence lacking, if I could put it that way.

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [14]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    Further discussions on a broader basis will take place with a more limited number of organisations, is that correct?

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [22]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    Can you give us a rough idea of the quantity of written material and email; the documents and the records that have been reviewed? Have you looked at all the LDA's paper records as well as the electronic records?

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [23]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    Not the rest of the 12 that were looked at?

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [31]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    Without my wanting to imply too much by this, Deloitte's role as internal auditors to date has been reporting to you?

  • London Development Agency Funding of Organisations (Supplementary) [33]

    • Question by: Sally Hamwee
    • Meeting date: 16 January 2008
    I was going to ask you what the role was of Deloitte, the internal auditors?