| Topic: | What is being done: | |
| Posted by: | Theo Dennison | |
| Date/Time: | 18/07/12 00:19:00 |
| There's no such thing as an enlightened bureaucracy, so the FOIA will always be an important tool for accountability. But to get the message across that Hounslow falls too far short of what we all expect as councillors and residents the whole organisation is being reshaped from the top downwards - slimming down the lardy top tiers and testing Directors and Assistant Directors against their peers through competitive interviews with external as well as internal candidates. There's a new Chief Executive, one Department and three chief officers have already gone and the rest including the much mentioned Director of Environment will be leaving within a couple of months. Understanding that Hounslow has to listen to local residents, respond to the needs of the community and pull its proverbial socks up is a key requirement in every one of those interviews - hence the changing personnel. |