The lavatory block was included by our old friend Nick Bubalo in the bent deal that eventually became the Boggate scandal (blogs passim ad nauseum.) Old Nick "lol" was trying to sell four sets of redundant khazis to Abdul Naeem Qayum. But, at the eleventh hour ,Steve "Squealing" Eling, the disastrous former "Leader" of Sandwell Council, - possibly at the prompting of Cllr Bob "Seig Heil" Piper - ordered the sale of this particular block to be pulled as the Council had never formally declared them redundant. Happily this started a paper trail showing that Eling was very well aware that it was Qayum who was the proposed purchaser of the bogs!
It is unclear at this stage whether Quyum bid again to lease these bogs when the sale fell through (he did, of course, buy the other blocks) but a well-known local Bearwood figure, Barry Hall, suddenly appeared from nowhere with his own offer to take a lease.
As we have seen in countless other cases, the "system" under joke former "Chief Executive" Jan Britton was for secret and unminuted meetings to take place in connection with property deals so that no, or no proper, records were kept. The new regime under Cllr Yvonne Davies and Interim Chief Executive David Stevens has promised to put a stop to this practice which has been at the heart of corruption and malpractice within the bent Labour Council.
Recently David Stevens ordered a further detailed trawl of the records and wrote to me:
"In response to your specific Queries,
1. On what date was the toilet declared redundant?
These toilets have never been declared redundant. Toilets remain on this site and in the ownership of the Council.
2. 2nd interest party
The Bearwood Toilets were closed in May 2011. Given the placing on the site and the proximity to the bus station discussions had taken place between the Council and Centro to try and get the toilets into operation and share the costs but this was not successful. The information gathered shows that an interest party "A" sought to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of the toilets under lease. Another interested party came forward "B" as a result the toilets were subjected to a closed bid process between A and B. The disposal did not proceed in respect of either bidder.
At this time, I have not been able to confirm with sufficient certainty how the initial negotiations and interest for the lease commenced or how the interested parties became engaged or became aware of the toilets. Many of the individuals involved have since left the Council's employment.
I have therefore commissioned a review of this matter so that all requisite lessons may be learned and the matter subsequently reported to the Council's Audit and Risk Assurance Committee."
Clearly one of the bidders was Mr Hall and, as above, it is not clear whether the other was Quyum or not. As we know he was involved in the bent deal already this becomes rather irrevelant. The fact is that there is no record from the days of Britton's bent paid service as to how these bidders suddenly appeared. The rumour is that, as ever, individual "comrades" tipped folk the wink that an opportunity was available but as there are no records and the key players are unlikely or unwilling to say, that is as far as I can go via the FOI process (although info - as ever - always welcome!)
They don't take matters any further but insomiacs can see further documents relating to the lease negotiations within the original FOI:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/public_conveniences_adkins_lane#incoming-1211409
And in case you are wondering, J C Decaux, put a replacement bog onto the site in accordance with an existing contract with the Council who still own the freehold site.
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