Tech Refresh - Liberal Democrat councillor slams Labour Council's continued lack of transparency in computer upgrade fiasco

9.55.00am GMT Tue 26th Jun 2007

Lib Dem councillor Wayne Hoban, has once again slammed Haringey Council for failing to hold anyone to account for the bungled £10 million Tech Refresh computer upgrade overspend. The continued criticism follows the latest letter received by Cllr Hoban in June 2007 from Haringey Council again refusing to disclose any further information and upholding the Council's decision to refuse to provide him with the information requested.

Cllr Hoban submitted his original Freedom of Information (FOI) request in March 2006 following an Audit Commission report which had highlighted many major management failures in relation to this IT project - requesting 'full details of the terms under which the previous Tech Refresh Project Manager had left the employ of Haringey local authority, including details of any financial payments which may have been made in connection with his departure.'

Cllr Hoban comments:

"I am extremely disappointed that, yet again, Haringey Council has failed to take effective action to hold anyone to account for this huge management failure. Haringey residents deserve better."