The Suffolk Fire Experience - Doc 323 Graham Gatehouse Suffolk County Council
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REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
7. STATION OFFICER ASSESSMENTS
7.1 Wigglesworth felt it was a mistake for the Station Officer Assessment Board on 2nd July 1998 to have been chaired by DCFO Smith. Particularly so in view of the matters, relating to the deduction of pay being current. Four officers failed the Assessment Board, including Wigglesworth. An 80% failure rate which Wigglesworth said was unprecedented. He expressed the view that the high number of failures was deliberate and designed to hide him amongst them. He also suggested the report about him produced by DO Hayden for the Assessment Board, was made in order to stop him being promoted. He said DO Hayden’s report was a complete opposite of one he had produced 9 months earlier.
7.2 The DCFO said the Assessment Board which he chaired had been arranged for some time and that it would have been unacceptable to change the arrangements. There is no to suggest that the DCFO or any other officer sought to use the Assessment Board process against Wigglesworth. The DCFO was very clear that all procedures relating to the Assessment Board were followed properly. The DCFO said Wigglesworth was asked at the end if the process had been fair and he expressed no qualms. Furthermore, Wigglesworth was asked about DO Hayden’s view of him and did not raise any concerns.
7.3 Wigglesworth was debriefed by DO Chantry and claims that a tick box had been “Tipp- Exed out” and the score altered. I was shown an assessment form on Wigglesworth’s personal record file which had no alterations on it. Any individual records kept by the officer who did the debriefing have not been viewed as Wigglesworth’s complaint is directed against DCFO Smith. His personal records were seen and seemed to be in reasonable order.
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION
7. STATION OFFICER ASSESSMENTS
7.1 Wigglesworth felt it was a mistake for the Station Officer Assessment Board on 2nd July 1998 to have been chaired by DCFO Smith. Particularly so in view of the matters, relating to the deduction of pay being current. Four officers failed the Assessment Board, including Wigglesworth. An 80% failure rate which Wigglesworth said was unprecedented. He expressed the view that the high number of failures was deliberate and designed to hide him amongst them. He also suggested the report about him produced by DO Hayden for the Assessment Board, was made in order to stop him being promoted. He said DO Hayden’s report was a complete opposite of one he had produced 9 months earlier.
7.2 The DCFO said the Assessment Board which he chaired had been arranged for some time and that it would have been unacceptable to change the arrangements. There is no to suggest that the DCFO or any other officer sought to use the Assessment Board process against Wigglesworth. The DCFO was very clear that all procedures relating to the Assessment Board were followed properly. The DCFO said Wigglesworth was asked at the end if the process had been fair and he expressed no qualms. Furthermore, Wigglesworth was asked about DO Hayden’s view of him and did not raise any concerns.
7.3 Wigglesworth was debriefed by DO Chantry and claims that a tick box had been “Tipp- Exed out” and the score altered. I was shown an assessment form on Wigglesworth’s personal record file which had no alterations on it. Any individual records kept by the officer who did the debriefing have not been viewed as Wigglesworth’s complaint is directed against DCFO Smith. His personal records were seen and seemed to be in reasonable order.
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