The decision is made today but not confirmed. It has already been decided to call the decision in to the Cabinet Scrutiny Committee who meet on Wednesday 19th January and I have been asked to give evidence. I will do so in two forms - a written statement of 500 words that I must submit by noon on Monday 17th January and attend the meeting to give verbal evidence for five minutes. The Committee cannot completely overturn the decision - their role is to examine whether the consultation process has been done properly and could refer the decision to the whole Council. If they are content then the decision stands and becomes formal by statute five days later on 24th January.
If my mum was moved to another home and died prematurely as a result this would be the responsibility of Graham Gibbens, the Cabinet Member who made the decision. If the members of the Cabinet Scrutiny Committee confirm his decision and mum dies as a consequence of the move then they share the responsibility with Graham.
The legal process to save Bowles Lodge is over but the spirit of Bowles Lodge lives on!
- John Porter
- This blog is about a campaign I led to prevent Lancashire County Council closing the care home my Mum lived in. We lost our case in the High Court but decision-makers at local and national level were made aware of the devastating consequences of moving elderly people - no matter how carefully it is done. Mum was moved and, sadly, died eight months later. The blog is dedicated to her precious memory. Love you Mum.
This is Vera, my mum
This is Vera, my mum. "Why did Kent County Council move me out of Bowles Lodge?"
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