By Gabriel Princewill-
British Borough Councils are facing increasing scrutiny over allegations of complacency by constituents who claim to have been victims grosse level of negligence in many respects.
Among the councils chiefly complained about are North Greenwich Council, Croydon Council, Newham Council, Northampton, and several others.
Each council in the country constitutes the local arm of the government and are expected to reflect the high standards of professionalism invested in them in all their endeavours. Charges of intolerable disregard for the well being of individuals and families have become common place in too many councils in the Uk.
Many councils have had segments of their institution placed under special measures following various inspections by regulatory bodies, most notably ofsted.
Incompetent supervision leading to child neglect, insensitivity leading to acts and omissions that impact the mental health of their constituents are simply unacceptable and call for proactive action to stimulate appropriate redress.
This publication from time to time receives complaints of negligence or reckless abandonment by authorities in various councils where all other avenues have failed for the complainants.
And whilst our intervention is often going to be motivated by the pursuit of hard news story, in some cases, achieving a resolution is more ideal where the issue is not deemed sufficient to warrant a story in light of the reasons provided for the failure and the damage caused by the inconvenience.
UNDER FUNDING
Under funding and excessive work load has been cited as some of the causative factors depriving so many families of their rightful level of joy. Yet, the patent irony is that so much money has purportedly been infused into various councils, making the regular cry of under funding both disturbing and mystifying.
The fact there are enough individuals and families who legitimately feel marginalised due to sub-optimal or none existent responses is cause for concern, and one for calling for urgent attention.
More is expected of councils, who are tasked with the obligation of efficiently delivering their remit, no matter how onerous they may be. In the most challenging circumstances, tasks can be delegated, to staff.
No doubt, councils in the Uk deliver a more efficient service than their counterparts in many other parts of the world, but this cannot absolve them from culpability when they fall shamefully short.