I have mentioned here many times about my concerns regarding the secretive London Luton Airport Ltd. It seems that some Councillors have finally just discovered that the Council owned LLAL not only withholds information from the public, as minutes of meetings are never disclosed, but has also spent years withholding information from the Council’s external auditors despite requests. The question is why and what are they trying to hide?
https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/po...illors-3269823
A Luton Borough Council executive member described it as "worrying" that its airport company board might be reluctant to disclose information.
The Council has also refused to comply with two requests from the Information Commissions Office to disclose the business case for the Dart. The suspicion is that there was no business case as the existing bus service was at no cost to LLAL, the airport or the Council, while its replacement is costing at least £243m with no guarantees it will run at a profit.
This is the 5 case rule the Council and LLAL won’t answer
Provides strategic fit and is supported by a compelling case for change.
This dimension of the five cases focuses on business planning and is the ‘strategic case’
section within the Project Business Case.
̈ Will maximise public value to society through the selection of the optimal combination of components, products and related activities.
This dimension of the five cases focuses on options appraisal and the identification of the preferred option and is the ‘economic case’ section within the Project Business Case.
̈ Is commercially viable and attractive to the supply side.
This dimension of the five cases focuses on the development and procurement of the
potential Deal and is the ‘commercial case’ section within the Project Business Case.
̈ Is affordable and is fundable over time.
This dimension of the five cases focuses on the whole life costs of the proposed Deal and is the ‘financial case’ section within the Project Business Case.
̈ Can be delivered successfully by the organisation and its partners.
This dimension of the five cases focuses on the implementation arrangements for the
proposal and is the ‘management case’ section within the Project Business Case.