Deputy police commissioner Paul Robinson to give up his allowance as a councillor
DEPUTY police and crime commissioner Paul Robinson says he plans to give up his allowance as a councillor.
Councillor Robinson remains under pressure to resign his seat on East Riding Council after being appointed to the new £45,000-a-year role.
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Paul Robinson, left, pictured with Humberside police and crime commissioner Matthew Grove
His appointment went against the recommendation of the police and crime panel, which questioned his qualifications for the post.
And this afternoon East Riding councillors will be asked to back a motion describing his new position as “incompatible” with that of an elected councillor.
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Now Councillor Robinson has attempted to head off further criticism by announcing he intends to give up his annual £10,711-a-year basic allowance as a backbench councillor.
He said: “I have made a decision that I am entirely comfortable with. I currently serve on a voluntary capacity on a number of bodies, including my local parish council and two school governing bodies.
“This will be no different to that.
“I am also investigating the possibility of having my allowance donated to charities instead.
“I don’t know whether that will be feasible or not but it’s something I am looking at.”
See tomorrow’s Grimsby Telegraph for more on this story.
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Comments
by oOrotavatorOo
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 3:40PM
“oh no!!! he`ll never be able to afford a bluetooth handsfree headset now. Wonder if he wants my old one, i had to sell my vehicle as i can`t afford to run one anymore”
by davendogs
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 3:36PM
“Seems a bit of sacrifice £10k to get £50k to me. This geezer needs investigating further. Who or what he has little relationships with too. I don't mean the marital type.”
by Progress1st
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 1:59PM
“So a bit of attempted damage limitation eh? A calculation as to what he could do to try and reduce some of the criticism being levelled against him. This is probably the least financially damaging but keeps him in the council where he can use his influence to make sure he gets it all back. Simple question - how many council contracts has Robinson's drainage company had in the past 2 years. No criminal corruption being alleged here just the simple fact that being around the right people at the right time when tenders are submitted has a very noticeable effect on who puts in the right bid. This is where he will make his money and hence why he will give up his allowances to retain his seat. Questions for Grove when he does his little bit of answering soon - when did he learn of Robinson's driving misdemeanour, before or after the hearing to confirm Robinson in his Deputy role? Why wasn't the Police and Crime Panel notified of it? How many penalty points does Robinson have. Does he believe in being tough on law breakers as he has said or does he believe saying sorry afterwards is sufficient? How has this whole thing descended into a shambles so soon with him at the helm? I suppose we all should be asking ourselves that and not just Grove.”
by lizidrip
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 1:04PM
“Why is this guy still in post at all and why is the senior police officer who let him off the charge of using a mobilephone while driving not been named and is presumably still in post.
It appears that there is a deputy commisioner who breaks the law and a senior police officer who support this”
by b52craft
Wednesday, January 09 2013, 12:55PM
“Is this man fit to be Deputy Commissioner after reportedly being seen using a phone when driving . He should have ended up in Court , but didn't . I'm sure the rest of us would have .How can a man who breaks the law be put in charge of it .”