Conservative Cabinet Member on Swindon Council, Councillor Dale Heenan, has admitted being forced through Court Summons to pay £981 in Council-Tax. He has also resigned from the Cabinet though will remain as Councillor for Covingham and Dorcan Ward.
Conservative Cabinet Member on Swindon Council, Councillor Dale Heenan, has admitted being forced through Court Summons to pay £981 in Council-Tax. He has also resigned from the Cabinet though will remain as Councillor for Covingham and Dorcan Ward.
The Leader of the Swindon Labour Group, Councillor Jim Grant, said:
“I welcome Councillor Heenan’s public admission that he was the Councillor forced to pay his council-tax through court action, however I would urge him to make clear to Swindon residents why this situation occurred. One wonders whether Councillor Heenan would have owned up to this hadn’t it been for the Freedom of Information request forcing this matter to come to light.
I personally don’t really understand why Councillor Heenan is resigning from Cabinet when this issue is to do with whether he can exercise his responsibilities as a Councillor when being forced to pay his council-tax through court action. I would like to know why is he resigning from the Cabinet but not resigning as a councillor as this episode has nothing to do with his role as a Cabinet Member?”