Update on Code of Conduct Complaint against Cllr Rai re refusal to name Jas Athwal's managing agent

 On 11th October I wrote the below:


On the 27th October I got a holding reply:


I say at the video:

On 11th October I wrote to Ms Sandu, the Redbridge Monitoring Officer saying Cllr Rai was bringing Redbridge Council into disrepute and so breaching the Councillors code of conduct by refusing to instruct his freedom of information department to release the name of Jas Athwal's agent when the BBC story broke last year on his unlicensed, substandard flats.

Every other licenced landlord has to name their managing agent so why should Jas Athwal be any different?

On the 27th October the council sent me an email on my blog saying the monitoring officer would be in touch with me later in the week.

The monitoring officer has not been in touch. Last week saw Rachel Reeves' unlicensed rental house make the news. Ms Reeves, like Jas Athwal, blamed her agent, however, unlike Jas Athwal, she named her agent who provided a supportive statement.

Every day the monitoring officer delays getting back to me will fuel speculation that the delay is motivated by a desire to protect Councillor Rai because of the contrast between Rachel Reeves conduct and that of Jas Athwal's.

So I request Ms Sandu to get in touch with me as soon as possible.


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