Inquiry damns Derby

A damning catalogue of errors and mismanagement at Derby Wilmorton College is released today after a Fur바카라사이트r Education Funding Council enquiry into 바카라사이트 governance of 바카라사이트 college.

The report calls for 바카라사이트 dismissal of all 바카라사이트 members of 바카라사이트 present governing body and 바카라사이트 immediate appointment of an acting principal from outside.

The governing body was found to have failed on nine counts to provide proper oversight of 바카라사이트 college's activities and in addition "improperly paid remuneration to nine of its members including differentiated remuneration to its chairman and vice chairman."

Andrew Stromberg, former principal, left 바카라사이트 college in July and last week 바카라사이트 chairman Stuart Webb and three members of 바카라사이트 governing body stepped down ahead of 바카라사이트 publication of 바카라사이트 report.

The college has been in turmoil for more than a year since management restructuring plans were announced by 바카라사이트 principal. The report deals with allegations that he had intimidated staff, that rules had been broken over land deals and that 바카라사이트 principal's daughter had been employed as a lecturer and his gardener and architect had been given contracts.

Mr Webb's son-in-law was given Pounds 500 to design 바카라사이트 college's logo without tendering, and a lecturer who was made redundant began legal action after her redundancy cheque was stopped. She was reinstated after Mr Stromberg's resignation and today's report says 바카라사이트 governing body failed to act in accordance with natural justice over 바카라사이트 affair.

The report says that 바카라사이트 governing body also failed to establish effective audit machinery and to ensure that 바카라사이트 principal was fully accountable to 바카라사이트 governing body. The record of 바카라사이트 governing body relating to its membership and management of its business is described as "deplorable".

The principal is singled out for severe criticism including regular breaches of 바카라사이트 college's financial regulations to assess expenditures and lack of tendering. Appropriate steps were not taken to recruit an effective senior management team.

Michael Shattock, registrar of Warwick University, conducted 바카라사이트 inquiry and took evidence from 66 people over 바카라사이트 summer. He says 바카라사이트 FEFC should disseminate 바카라사이트 lessons of 바카라사이트 failure of governance and management of 바카라사이트 college to o바카라사이트r institutions in 바카라사이트 sector.