Now What's Labour's Councillor Rouf Up To?

Councillor Mohammed Rouf has graced this blog before as it is his son who is building the seven-bedroom mansion on the plot of land in Florence Road, Smethwick which was conveniently sold to him by, er, Sandwell Labour!

Raise High The Rouf Beams, Carpenters!

But what is this - surely not ANOTHER Sandwell Labour Councillor making false declarations on their Register of Interests (a criminal offence)?

Rouf's previous Register declaration was that he was unemployed. He declared a Directorship with no direct financial benefit with the charity - Smethwick Pakistani Muslims Association Limited (SPMAL).

That now appears to have been a false declaration since Rouf has made a separate legal declaration to Companies House in the annual return of SPMAL that his is NOT, in fact, unemployed but actually self-employed! The annual return was completed very recently on 15th August, 2014. Of course, he could just be telling the truth on his Register of Interests but lying to Companies House......

DS Paddy Gilece of West Midlands Police is alleged to be investigating other concerns with regard to the Declarations of some Sandwell Labour councillors and will no doubt wish to ask Rouf what form this self-employment took.

Now the strange thing is that Rouf has just completed a NEW Register entry with a NEW legal declaration dated as recently as 25th SEPTEMBER, 2014 when he has once again claimed to be unemployed. Thus we must assume he was self-employed as at 15th August (or lying to Companies House) but has become unemployed by 25th September or else he has LIED AGAIN on the Register. There are forms to fill in relating to self-employment and the cessation of that status with HM Revenue and Customs which Rouf will no doubt wish to disclose to DS Gilece and/or the public forthwith.

ADDENDUM 05/11/14 - Sandwell Labour are always banging on about helping the unemployed whilst wasting millions on rubbish. In their "smoke and mirrors world" they recently committed £1m to a so-called "job guarantee" scheme from the Council which sounds good until you realise that it is running simultaneously with the comrades sacking another 200 plus of their "real" and hard-pressed staff. Fortunately the shifty "socialists" have been happy to help one particular "unemployed" person. In addition to his basic allowance of £10,619.04* Councillor Mohammed Rouf collects a "special responsibilities" payment of just £8,751.96p! Perhaps this is for his specialist knowledge of planning matters in the Smethwick area!!!!

(The flock all receive this basic allowance for just 7 full council meetings per annum ie £1,517.00 per meeting - just for being able to turn up (or not!) and say, "Yes Darren". In fact, one of the seven meetings is the "mayor-making" which does little actual business and is followed by a knees-up. Most meetings do not last an hour).

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