North West council suspends third senior officer

A third senior officer at Cheshire East Council has been suspended by the local authority's investigation and disciplinary committee, it has been revealed.

The committee this week (4 December, 2017) reviewed its previous decisions regarding the local authority’s chief operating officer and then took the decision to suspend him.

The chairman of the investigation and disciplinary committee said:  “We would stress that suspension is a neutral act taken in the interests of both the council and the individual. It would be inappropriate to make any further comment at this stage.” 

Appropriate arrangements would be put in place to ensure that the responsibilities of this role were covered, the council said.

In July the committee suspended Cheshire East’s Director of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer, Bill Norman, again as a neutral act. The council had already suspended its chief executive, Mike Suarez.