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UCI complaints latest. Chair Ms Irene Mungall’s dismissive reply 30/4 described as “inaccurate, dissembling spin and lies, a woefully inadequate reply” for an “inexcusable shambles of hubris, incompetence and mendacity, that ill behoves the Chief Executive (Ms Irene Mungall) of the Dumfries CAB.”

Posted: May 9th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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Date: 9th May 2010 and delivered by email to the following action recipients plus many other cc including: press & media, MSPs and MPs, Elected Members, other carers, CIC, ASP & MAPPA, Mental Welfare Commission, Care Commission. From:  Mr & Mrs ‘A’ of Dumfries.  As AWIA appointed attorneys. For personal attention and action by:  Chair and Trustees Read more »

The Friends of Dunmuir Park Scottish Charity SC017823 report good news

Posted: May 2nd, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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The following report was sent to the Care Commission and copied to relevant Council officers, Elected Members, MSps, MPs, carers and press/media contacts on May 2nd as a “Good News” story.  Attached was the FDP Annual Report and accounts also submitted to OSCR.  It is an interesting comparison to see what a real volunteer charity can actually achieve when Read more »

UCI, Council Officers, Elected Members and MSPs. Their responses – latest update – .

Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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Latest update. The Coucil silence contines.  On 29 April UCI complaint was upheld by Irene Mungall, but no apology or explanation.  Also no UCI reply to earlier correspondence, which has been chased including the outstanding email of 21 Dec 2009, see earlier on this site.  On 28 April the only responses were from the SW Director John Alexander being Read more »

UCI complaints. Is the UCI Annual Financial Report correct? Clarification to the carer who wrote to Ms I Mungall 30-Apr at 20:36

Posted: May 1st, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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Hi.  Thanks for yours 29/4 at 22:08 and cc to IM 30/4 at 20:36.  I had written a note in reply earlier this morning and circulated it at 14:12.  Hopefully it is clear, especially about the financial report.  Look at it with the attached xls file (see data below) and hopefully you’ll soon see what Read more »

Carer’s response and further complaint to Ms Irene Mungall Chair UCI re failure to get written permission from a vulnerable adult

Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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Dear Ms. Mungall,   I am writing to you because I am very concerned about your response to this entire matter with respect to the rights of vulnerable adults and their parents/carers.  As a charity, UCI have responsibilities to those they profess to work on behalf of, in this case, users and carers.  As a carer Read more »

Reply to ‘Named carer’ re UCI “blatently (sic) dishonest” and request for Elected Members to investigate and act

Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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To named carer & IM at UCI, cc OSCR, DGPPG, media, Care Commission, SWIA, CIC, P Nolan+Judex Paul+John Alexander+Heather Collington D&G Council+Cllrs: John Dougan+Patsy Gilroy+Ivor Hyslop+Denis Male+Ronnie Nicholson+Rob Davidson+Andrew Wood+Peter Duncan+Ian Blake Note on Copy OSCR FAO Investigation Officers - Jan Bruce further complaint re: UCI  SC 031853    Note: Elected Members please note the detail and the explicit Read more »

“Call Kaye” BBC Radio Scotland Tues 27-April. Information for all carers

Posted: April 29th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News | Tags: , , ,

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Earlier this week on Tuesday 27/4 there was an interesting discussion about learning disability, especially autism & Aspergers.  Radio Scotland ‘Call Kaye’.  If you didn’t catch programme then it’s still on iplayer from the BBC www until Monday.  For program & more details see:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00r3zl7    There is a ‘Call Kaye’ FaceBook discussion board and you can read Read more »

UCI Uphold complaint

Posted: April 29th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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DGPPG has received the following copy email from ‘Mr E’ and UCI letter from the Chair Irene Mungall dated Weds 28 April which says:  “Dear ‘Mr E.’  Re: Complaint regarding behaviour of board member of UCI.  Your complaint regarding the above has been upheld and the matter addressed.  Yours sincerely Irene Mungall  Chair UCI  Scottish Charity Read more »

Dumfries & Galloway Council Officers refuse to reply – what are Elected Members. MSPs and regulators doing about this unacceptable situation?

Posted: April 27th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News

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The following was delivered to Gavin Stevenson Chief Executive Dumfries & Galloway Council & Alexander Haswell Director of Chief Executive Service on 16-April at 10:04 and then copied extensively.  Including to: The Convener, The Leader, other Elected Members, MSPs, former local MPs, other Council Officers, Care Commission Director of Adult Services Regulation, Mental Welfare Commission, Dumfries CAB Read more »

Alleged professional misconduct – formal complaints lodged with SLCC / LSS vs Dumfries & Galloway Council’s senior legal officers.

Posted: April 26th, 2010 | Author: DGPPG | Filed under: News | Tags: , , , , , , ,

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DGPPG is reliably informed that two families have intimated formal and very detailed complaints alleging professional misconduct by two senior Dumfries and Galloway Council legal officers, both qualified solicitors on the Roll, and a former D&G Council Legal Services solicitor who left very early 2009, soon after an internal complaint was made.  It is understood he now works at Read more »