@BrokenBarnet Just replied. Not sure it is as clear cut as they imply but suggested that if they are concerned then they should report it to Barnet's Corporate Anti Fraud Team - I have done it in the past and they act quickly.
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Mr Reasonable
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Mr Reasonable
@ReasonableNB
A citizen of London Borough Barnet trying to get the council to be more transparent and accountable. Concerned that One Barnet outsourcing is a risky strategy.
New Barnet Beigetreten Şubat 2011
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Seen this, @ReasonableNB? Some mistake, surely?
The Procurement Files@procurementfile
Barnet Council paid £31million to nurseries in ‘24/5.* According to Ofsted, a number of these nurseries are registered as ‘Closed’. This needs clarification; were any payments made after they had closed? ‘Play and Learn Day Nursery’ was paid £251k over 54 transactions. 🧵1/5
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@procurementfile On Play & Learn, it looks like it was still open after the y/e 2024/25 for which the payments were made. The Ofsted Report doesn't say when it closed. The last payment made by Barnet was in December 2025 (£2,531.88). If there's a real concern please report it to LBB CAFT Team
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Barnet Council paid £31million to nurseries in ‘24/5.*
According to Ofsted, a number of these nurseries are registered as ‘Closed’. This needs clarification; were any payments made after they had closed?
‘Play and Learn Day Nursery’ was paid £251k over 54 transactions.
🧵1/5
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Just seen the salaries of the top Barnet Council employees, with 62 paid more than £100k. All details here - open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/london…
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Mr Reasonable retweetet
After 13 years of Capita in Barnet, Cabinet Committee meets on 24 February to decide the future of Revenues & Benefits.
This is the moment to bring it back in-house.
#BarnetCouncil #EndOfAnEra
@wylie_alan
@ShowsPromise @BarnetForum @Barneteye @_MrMustard @HaringeyBarnetU @BrokenBarnet @ReasonableNB
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Mr Reasonable retweetet
Bad enough that the former Tory council shut the Church Farmhouse Museum & auctioned off the collection. Now we believe the building is being sold - and so are the grounds, on the quiet, by a Labour council. Truly shocking. Object quickly if you agree, via email.
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Oh dear. Brian Coleman is blogging again, (calling himself a 'sad git' ) and writes - yes, I'm going to say it - a fair post about planning in Barnet & the unexpected refusal of the Leisure Park plans. (Wait til after May). thekingofblingisback.blogspot.com/2025/12/barnet…
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@BrokenBarnet They appear to be a Comms unit supported by some of the major builders. Not all support comments are identical but all have similar themes. The one below is an example of the weird aspect as in this application the children's play space is shockingly bad & at the absolute minimum
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@ReasonableNB What is 'Just Build Homes' and how can repeated comments from such a source count as responses to a consultation??
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Developer of the High Barnet station car park has reopened consultation after a few minor tweaks but watch out as there are quite a few supporting comments which seem to be coming via justbuildhomes.co.uk with very similar generic/weird comments from people outside the area.
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New Govt report about datacentres bit.ly/495tG9j They consume c.2.5% of UK’s electricity & expected to rise 4-fold by 2030. Thames Water supplied 9.95 billion ltrs to 140 datacentres. Should new datacentres be built outside London closer to energy & water supplies?
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@BrokenBarnet @Dan4Barnet Apparently they are still in negotiation with Barnet. I suspect we won't see that detail until they submit the planning application.
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@ReasonableNB How can residents be adequately consulted on plans which omit such an important factor? @Dan4Barnet
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If you live in New Barnet, do try and get round to the Berkeley Homes consultation on the gasometer site. Hosted in the East Barnet Bowls Club in Victoria Rec. going on till 7.30pm this evening. 80, 2& 3 storey houses, 1.2 parking spaces per home. Affordable % still not decided.
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@russellcurtis When you build housing that treats children with such appalling contempt, what other word would you use?
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@ReasonableNB You lost me at "slums" - the use of which simply displays a shocking level of ignorance.
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Building homes in place of station car parks makes perfect sense, but if you prefer shipping containers to people you can object to TfL's plans to develop High Barnet station using the handy instructions provided below.
barnetsociety.org.uk/last-chance-to…
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Mr Reasonable retweetet
Barnet’s Council Tax collection is £3m below London average under outsourcing.
Most London boroughs insource Revenues & Benefits successfully.
Why not Barnet?
📣 Insourcing now! #BringingServicesHome
@wylie_alan @Hkw2024
@ShowsPromise @barnet_rebel @BarnetForum @Barneteye @_MrMustard @HaringeyBarnetU @BrokenBarnet @ReasonableNB
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Mr Reasonable retweetet
NEW: The latest on the development proposals for High Barnet station barnetsociety.org.uk/race-is-on-for…
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Yet another example of overheating in new build flats. I just hope Barnet planners start realising what a massive problem this is and get much tougher with developers who seem to prioritise maximum numbers and minimal cost over liveability. theguardian.com/australia-news…
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@DavidfromBarnet @BarnetCouncil Barnet planners seem to have lost the plot. How on earth can they have approved a charging point in the space currently used for a bus stop. It was an advertising sign previously so I can't see how Barnet will even generate any extra income!
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This surely can't be right
@BarnetCouncil...a vehicle charging point at a bus stop and next to a busy junction with double yellow lines (at junction of Station Road, New Barnet and Great North Road).!? #barnet
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Mr Reasonable retweetet
There was a chance here to promote something that builds a sense of community, and local pride, that challenges the isolation of a virtual world in favour of sport and engagement, not build more soulless, ugly, unaffordable housing. They blew it.
Theresa Musgrove@BrokenBarnet
So Barnet threw out the Barnet FC plans, and with it nailed another coffin in the chances of Labour retaining the seat, and possibly wards in the next local elections. Who were they trying to impress? Tories who won't vote for them anyway? How was the plan not good for 'growth'?
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Remember this, when the next unaffordable housing development on greenbelt land is recommended, and they moan about NIMBYs worried about bats etc.
Ben Kentish@BenKentish
Council officers have raised concerns about the unknown impact that development might have on otters. The site in question is a playing field in London, miles from any rivers.
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Unacceptable. Appeal to the ICO. To withhold the report in its entirety simply compounds the suspicion that something untoward has happened. Publish even if there are limited redactions. If procedure was not followed that needs to be disclosed to avoid it happening in the future
Suzanne Audrey@AudreySuzanne
Bristol City Council holds the information you requested.. we are withholding that information whatdotheyknow.com/request/steppi… The qualified person’s opinion must be a “reasonable” opinion.. the qualified person is the Director of Legal & Democratic Services, Tim O’Gara @stillawake
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