UK commissioner clears Lord
Posted on Sun, 10/07/2012 - 16:49 in Politics
(CNS): The UK House of Lords Commissioner for Standards has dismissed a complaint made about the director of the Cayman Islands London office, Lord Blencathra. In a letter sent to the British Conservative peer who was appointed to represent Cayman’s interests in the UK and Europe, Paul Kernaghan said he was satisfied that the member of the House of Lords had not breached its code of conduct. A copy of the letter dismissing the complaint and a press release was issued on Sunday evening by the Ministry of Finance some four days after a CNS news report that Cayman’s UK representative had been the subject of an enquiry as a result of the appointment.
In May Lord Blencathra released documents that he had sent to the commissioner and a letter stating that no complaints had been made about him in connection with his Cayman appointment. However, in July Paul Flyn MP filed a complaint and an enquiry was opened, though neither Blencathra nor the finance ministry revealed that information to the Cayman public.
An article in the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the UK, published 2 October, indicated that a complaint had been filed and the Tory peer was, after all, the subject of a House of Lords probe. On 4 October CNS confirmed with the commissioner’s clerk in London that an investigation was in progress and the commissioner would file his report in due course. But he said he was unable to reveal any of the details as the enquiry was still underway.
In his letter to Lord Blencathra, which was dated 27 September, Kernaghan said that he had found that the member was not providing parliamentary advice or services to the Cayman Islands Government Office so he was not in breach. He stated that a report would be given to the sub-committee shortly but that he felt Blencathra would wish to know his decision as soon as possible.
Related articles:
UK Lord is focus of probe (4 October 2012)
No complaint about UK lord (26 June 2012)
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Lord Blencathra Investigation Dismissed (Commissioner's letter ) - 7 October 2012.pdf | 33.37 KB |
Email this pageViewpoints
Latest Classifieds
- Work permit as Online Investor (Personal Investor)
- House for sale - Mt Pleasant WB
- \'09 Honda Fit 4sale
- New Blackberry Q10 Gold Plated and Gold Porsche Design (24 HRS BBM Chat:295941E1)
- Town - Extra Large Bedroom with XL Walk-in Closet
- ONE BEDROOM SHARING $325.00
- CINSA RElays
- Retirement plan
- Make Money Now - Easy as ever
- Stainless Steel Electric Stove & Electric Water Heater for SALE
Comment Policy
The comments posted do not necessarily reflect the views of CNS or any individual staff member. All comments are posted subject to approval by CNS. Read more
Recent Comments
- I think she just needs to
20 hours 55 min ago - Ok, privateers and then
21 hours 17 sec ago - I have to say the comments
21 hours 3 min ago - This must be a joke
21 hours 8 min ago - How do you know she didn't?
21 hours 16 min ago - We love porn. That is why.
21 hours 28 min ago - You see that is how American
21 hours 29 min ago - Thank you for the comments
21 hours 31 min ago - Greed? One of the effects of
21 hours 32 min ago - Except that too would be
21 hours 34 min ago
Search
Follow CNS via ...
Facebook Twitter RSS
Comments
Now, what were you ass @@@@s
Now, what were you ass @@@@s saying? why is it you all have to jump on any issues that has to do with our way of governship.... and our Premier.
All who made those stupid remarks in regards to Mr. Blencathra, must now feel like shit. And you think you are intelligent and educated.
Cha! I hope unna trip and pop
Cha! I hope unna trip and pop ya mout.
So that's alright, then.
So that's alright, then. Apart from the fact that he was illegally appointed by the Premier, acting in his own discretion, to a civil service post governed by the Public Service Management Law which does not allow appointments of this kind by a politician. Oh, but I forgot, this law, like others, does not apply to the Premier.
The letter dealt with UK
The Civil Service Association
The Civil Service Association are only interested in their pay packet from what I can tell.
Those are issues of local law
Those are issues of local law of the Cayman Islands. These do not appear to be relevant to the national law and parliamentary procedures of the UK and would not impact upon this investigation.
The UK have got to clear
The UK have got to clear this upfor me ! How can a sitting member of parliament (and what was the committee that he sat on? you know the one with the glaring conflict of interest) who is already paid to represent his own constituency be working full time for a whole other country?? If this is the case , then the UK needs to look at their code of conduct, conflict of interest and anti- lobbying laws. Clean up in your own house first.
Commonwealth countries please note that if you are bringing accountability, transparency and anti-corruption experts to help update your countries laws, policies AND procedures they should NOT be from the UK Government.
Cayman is not a "whole other
Cayman is not a "whole other country". It is an overseas territory of the UK which should technically be represented in the UK Parliament.
Given that you believe a
Given that you believe a sitting life peer "is already paid to represent his own constituency" it is clear that you know nothing about the operation of the UK constitution. Therefore I suggest you limit your views to something you know about.
Yes I knew that, "Sir
Yes I knew that, "Sir Richard", when I made my original post. The point is we in Cayman should be worrying about Mac's flaunting of the local PSML much more than we should about Lord Whatsits' issues with the UK Parliament.
This is how due process
My guess is that the status
My guess is that the status of those investigations are similar to that of the "investigation" of video captured auction / bribery of "access" to the British Prime Minister (David Cameron) to the tune of £250,000.00.
It is simply the British way, my friend. As we are constantly reminded on this forum - we are merely a British overseas territory.
Surely you don't expect us to show "mommy" how it ought to be done, do you?
There was nothing to
There was nothing to investigate in this example which Whodatis drags up as often as the British Indian Ocean Territories. Over the last year or so many many Americans have paid large sums to dine with or meet Mssrs. Obama and Romney. That this was happening on a much lesser scale in the UK was all that was "exposed" by the story in question, and all the political parties in the UK behaved the same way. There was no suggestion that there was any influence on policy. So why don't you get off your high horse and spend a little time on Planet Earth? It is disappointing that a half-Brit is so misguided and hateful towards the land of his parent.
Re: "There was nothing to
Re:
Post new comment