UK Environment Agency Head Quits, Whines About Expectations That He "Be Available Throughout Year"
Sir Philip Dilley resigned from his £100,000 a year post as chairman of the Environment Agency, saying he was not able to meet the “inappropriate” requirements of the part-time job. The engineer, heavily criticised for taking a holiday to Barbados during the Christmas floods that hit parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, cited the expectation for him “to be available at short notice throughout the year” prompting his decision to quit.
He also complained of media intrusion into his family life, following a row in which the agency had initially indicated that Dilley’s family was in Barbados when his wife was actually from Jamaica and the pair were spending Christmas at his property.
In his resignation statement, Dilley said: “My reason for resigning is that the expectations of the role have expanded to require the Chairman to be available at short notice throughout the year, irrespective of routine arrangements for deputy and executive cover. In my view this is inappropriate in a part-time non-executive position, and this is something I am unable to deliver”.
The businessman, who had been in the job for just 18 months, came under intense pressure after he failed to appear in public when Storm Eva hit the UK on Christmas Eve. As flooding hit York, parts of Leeds and Manchester, the agency put out unclear statements about his location.
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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/11/environment-agency-head-philip-dilley-resigns
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> On Monday an official statement about the whereabouts of Sir Philip Dilley,
> who lives in London, left little doubt he was in the UK and claimed he was
> “available to participate in any necessary discussions”.
> Even when reports emerged of Sir Philip being in the Caribbean, the Agency
> continued to insist he was “at home” before finally admitting he was in
> Barbados, where the four-hour time difference will make it difficult for him
> to play a full role in decision-making.
> Sir Philip, who promised when he got his £100,000-a-year part-time job
> that he would work “seven days a week” if a crisis arose, ...
> He has previously criticised his predecessor, Lord Smith, for his slow response
> to the Somerset Levels, saying he arrived “a bit late” after the crisis, and
> saying he would not make the same mistakes.
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/12073404/Environment-Agency-misled-the-public-over-chairmans-movements-amid-flood-disaster.html)
Yeah, the "expectations of the role" had changed had they?
"Inappropriate requirements"?
The same ones that you criticised your predecessor for when you accepted the
cushy little £100,000 job and said that you'd not make the same mistakes?
