Addie Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I have just spotted the following article on IOM Today I'm getting rather concerned at the seemingly endless and massive amounts of our money being spent left right and centre by every department and statutory board on this tiny island. And the "£600 trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon to attend a day-long 'Julius Caesar Event' on power, politics and honour in leadership."! Has everyone forgotten how small our population is? We can't afford this constant hemorrhaging of money. REVEALED - TOP COP'S CONFERENCE BILL A STAGGERING bill for conferences attended by Chief Constable Mike Culverhouse has created more questions than it has answered according to an MHK. Taxpayers have footed a £25,294 bill for Mr Culverhouse to attend training courses and conferences around the world since he took office in 1999. The amount is some £5,500 more than the basic salary of a new recruit to the force. The trips include a week-long drug course in India costing £3,500, a two-day anti-corruption conference in Hong Kong costing £3,465 – including £2,365.30 in travel costs alone – and 14 trips to London at a total of more than £8,500. The figures, released in response to a question in the House of Keys on Tuesday, included a £600 trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon to attend a day-long 'Julius Caesar Event' on power, politics and honour in leadership. Malew and Santon MHK Captain Andrew Douglas, who asked for the information, said the figures raise serious questions. He wants to know if the amounts are justified, how much knowledge gathered by Mr Culverhouse was passed on to other officers and whether, given Mr Culverhouse's length of service, the force could have been better served by giving the training opportunities to other senior ranking officers. Captain Douglas said he will be asking more questions to ensure the money was well spent. 'I thought it would be quite a high figure, but I think the real surprise is some of the high figures included, such as £2,300 for travel to Hong Kong,' he said. 'What has astonished me more than the cost is all the skills covered, excellence in leadership, police complaints, a gender agenda conference,' Captain Douglas added. 'These are courses officers developing their careers could have benefited from and one of my questions is whether he (Mr Culverhouse) has passed all the information he gathered on to others. 'We often see people go on courses, which is good for them, but the value for the organisation is in what is passed on, especially when the subject matter covered is as wide as this.' Captain Douglas said claims of devastated morale and many complaints against the chief constable suggest courses on leadership had not benefited the force. The MHK added he would be asking how many courses other senior officers have attended as part of their career development. The revelation of the amount spent comes at a time the force can't fill chief inspector posts from its own ranks. Last month, following January's appointment of senior Merseyside officer Mike Langdon to the post of deputy chief constable over a local officer, it was claimed Island police officers cannot compete for top roles because of lack of investment in training. The claims, led by the Police Federation, were dismissed by the Department of Home Affairs. However, Captain Douglas asked: 'Why don't we have junior officers going on these courses instead when they clearly need assistance to be able to compete for the top posts? 'If they had, maybe we could have had a local officer as deputy chief constable now. 'The minister was quite forthright after the complaint nothing had been spent on training. He said there has been a lot of training, and there certainly has for the chief constable. 'But is that right? Should we have been training someone else up? 'It has actually given me more questions than answers,' he added. Answering a separate question, Home Affairs Minister Phil Braidwood 'a number' of complaints of bullying have been made against Mr Culverhouse in the past three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posters Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 a two-day anti-corruption conference in Hong Kong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Is it getting any worse or is it new freedom of info laws kicking in? Not sure if they've been introduced in the Island yet or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMR Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 How can Mike Proffit and David North get paid £65k each a year from a company that is not trading, but is owned by the MEA, where is the money coming from Sorry I should of said never traded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 How can Mike Proffit and David North get paid £65k each a year from a company that is not trading, but is owned by the MEA, where is the money coming from Sorry I should of said never traded <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Shareholder's loans I would imagine! Without a proper family tree its hard to comment on income and expenditure streams. and as for The trips include a week-long drug course Sign me up!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 No doubt the drug course in India took place in Goa. P.S. Operation Hemorrhage An A- for spelling Addie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCMR Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 No doubt the drug course in India took place in Goa. P.S. Operation Hemorrhage An A- for spelling Addie <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did the Home Affairs Minister not go on this trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Did the Home Affairs Minister not go on this trip <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Trips, drug courses...sounds like one big mash up to me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Look WSAG, these trips were a high priority! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crumlin Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 The Chief Constable can go on free Holidays while his officers are working out of a frieght container at the back of the Police HQ, now that is a moral booster for the force Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Look WSAG, these trips were a high priority! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah I can imagine that there were very high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman8180 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 maybe they went to case the Joint !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Frost Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 If he didn't go it would smack of complacency and the new found skills could help crack many a case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
When Skies Are Grey Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Well maybe it will help him recognise the stuff when it comes in to the Island then!! Anyway a trip out there is not to be sniffed at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 at least he will be up to speed now eh, so dont needle at him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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