The Suffolk Fire Experience - Doc 315 Halesowen Firefighter Vacancies

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REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

2. INTRODUCTION

2.1 A summary of the details of the complaint were set out in the letter from the Chief Executive to wigglesworth dated 7th October 1998. Further details were subsequently added to by Wigglesworth. Many off which were beyond the terms of reference set the investigation team. In consequence those additional issues were not investigated.

2.2 The complaint can be summarised under 4 main areas:
(i) Matters associated with a routine deduction of pay
- sufficiency of investigation
- Circumstances of the injury
- Decision to deduct pay
- Letter confirming deductions
- Grievance about deductions
(ii) Use of the ‘near miss’ form
(iii) Station Officer assessments
(iv) Medical at Occupational Health Department
(v) Serving of Disciplinary papers

2.3 Wigglesworth believes that when he wrote to the Chief Executive on 26th July, an officer from another Brigade should have been asked to investigate his senior officers, rather than an investigation by someone from with the same department.

2.4 As an outcome to this investigation, Wigglesworth would like to see that there is repetition of the behaviour complete with a written statement of explanation by the Deputy Chief Fire Officer for his so called inappropriate behaviour and a written apology.