Datchet Parish Council continues to hide the truth about the DRCCT Trustees. Over a decade on and this is history repeating itself. Below are some important notes extracted from the previous DRCCT Trustees Final Meeting Minutes dated 2 May 2019. Please note: neither the current DPC Chair nor the current Clerk were part of DPC at that time.
10. Last Chapter: The outgoing trustees noted with disappointment that after some 8 years of work, initiated as a requirement of the Parish Council Internal Auditor, to regularise the relationship between the Parish Council and the Hall Management Committee the outcome had been the ‘do nothing’ option.
The Parish Council set aside the clear legal advice from the Council appointed solicitor and the recommendations of ACRE acting as Charity Commission agents to create a new governing document that was fit for current era.
My view is that this dispute is just history repeating itself. While the DPC Chair and the Clerk continue to supress both information and open debate, the costs (both financial and reputational harm) to the parties will continue to rise.
Ewan Larcombe DRCCT Chair