St Mungo's: Draft paragraph 36 of Declan's updated complaint to the United Nations under Article 19 (freedom of expression) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights regarding the Mayor of London-commissioned charity
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Declan and I are housed in a flat that is part of the Mayor of London's Rough Sleepers Initiative. Alongside our tenancy is access to the Mayor's Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) at St Mungo's. Only this January St Mungo's took us to the brink of filing a claim for discrimination in the Central London County Court; see my post of 27 January, Particulars of Claim: Declan is forced to issue court proceedings against the Mayor of London-commissioned St Mungo's without further notice (WITH UPDATE 31/1/2019). Declan is currently working on his updated complaint to the United Nations under Article 19 (freedom of expression) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This is his draft paragraph 11 regarding St Mungo's:
Re: St Mungo's
Paragraph 36 of Declan's updated complaint to the United Nations under Article 19 (freedom of expression) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
36. The Applicant and his wife's tenancy agreement was renewed again last year. They, however, are convinced that if they were not housed in a flat that is part of the Mayor of London's Rough Sleepers Initiative, they would have long been given notice to vacate. It was only in January of this year that St. Mungo's took the Applicant to the brink of filing a claim for discrimination in the Central London County Court (see Annex 16, pp. 39-42). For over eight months previous, the Applicant had been battling St. Mungo's to stabilise his and his wife's tenancy. First it was serious problems with their renewed tenancy agreement, for which St. Mungo's was morally and legally liable, and which took over two months to resolve. For over two months from late June 2018, it was problems with inaccurate case notes, which got even more serious on 1 August 2018 when the Applicant discovered that notes St. Mungo's had assured the Court the year previous had been rectified by them were in fact being held under the Applicant's wife's name. Then in January of this year, the Applicant discovered that outrageous communication notes were being held without his knowledge or consent since immediately before his and his wife's tenancy review last May. These and other matters, such as enforced joint visits, have been resolved. But supporting emails from St. Mungo's to learning disability organisations for voluntary roles for the Applicant that require no specialist skills or experience have been, and continue to be, simply ignored in one way or another by the recipients in and out of the London Borough of Newham in which the Applicant lives. And this notwithstanding that the Applicant has been provided with a high-quality written reference from a professional referee to be used for this specific purpose (see Annex 17, p. 43).
Paragraph 36 of Declan's updated complaint to the United Nations under Article 19 (freedom of expression) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
36. The Applicant and his wife's tenancy agreement was renewed again last year. They, however, are convinced that if they were not housed in a flat that is part of the Mayor of London's Rough Sleepers Initiative, they would have long been given notice to vacate. It was only in January of this year that St. Mungo's took the Applicant to the brink of filing a claim for discrimination in the Central London County Court (see Annex 16, pp. 39-42). For over eight months previous, the Applicant had been battling St. Mungo's to stabilise his and his wife's tenancy. First it was serious problems with their renewed tenancy agreement, for which St. Mungo's was morally and legally liable, and which took over two months to resolve. For over two months from late June 2018, it was problems with inaccurate case notes, which got even more serious on 1 August 2018 when the Applicant discovered that notes St. Mungo's had assured the Court the year previous had been rectified by them were in fact being held under the Applicant's wife's name. Then in January of this year, the Applicant discovered that outrageous communication notes were being held without his knowledge or consent since immediately before his and his wife's tenancy review last May. These and other matters, such as enforced joint visits, have been resolved. But supporting emails from St. Mungo's to learning disability organisations for voluntary roles for the Applicant that require no specialist skills or experience have been, and continue to be, simply ignored in one way or another by the recipients in and out of the London Borough of Newham in which the Applicant lives. And this notwithstanding that the Applicant has been provided with a high-quality written reference from a professional referee to be used for this specific purpose (see Annex 17, p. 43).
Donald A.Collins, President
International Services Assistance Fund
5620 Oregon Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20015
[information withheld]
FAX [number withheld]
eMail [address withheld]
September 8, 2018
To Whom It May Concern:
I have become aware that my colleague, Declan Heavey, a highly educated professional, has come to need a reference for Newham Council (Active Newham) to find him voluntary work within Newham with children and adults with learning disabilities in a sport setting.
Declan's credentials for this sort of voluntary work are impressive. He is an accredited UK Athletics assistant coach with a DBS certificate for such a voluntary position. He is also a former physical education teacher, who has taught in one of Ireland's top schools (Glenstal Abbey) and set up and ran an unprecedented national network of 26 summer schools called Adventure Ireland that catered for over 4,000 children aged 6-14.
I have read with interest a Republic of Ireland newspaper article about Adventure Ireland that speaks of an admirable 'reconciliation scheme' for the involvement of a large number of children from Northern Ireland. Under this scheme, southern locations catered for children from Northern Ireland accompanied by experienced youth workers known by the children themselves. I understand and have no doubt that this scheme attracted considerable local media coverage both sides of the border between the two countries.
Declan manages an extensive website to which many contribute significant articles that bear on the general welfare of people everywhere. The site gets hundreds of thousands of hits and is a favorite of mine and many Nobelists. In fact, the site has no less than 40 Nobelists on it, as well as a distinguished list of 183 Honorary Associates to date that includes 2 Nobelists and 7 academics with knighthoods under the British royal honors system.
I have met Declan and known him for more than 7 years and I can attest to his strength of character. He is an outstanding and active citizen with a great commitment to community. He is highly responsible, loyal and trustworthy, and has exceptional organisational and management skills. I am pleased to report that my association with him has convinced me that he would provide a worthy addition to serving children and adults with learning disabilities in a sport setting.
Should you wish for more information from me, kindly email me at this address.
Sincerely,
Donald A. Collins
Last May St Mungo's made the international press for all the wrong reasons. They are accused of helping to get rough sleepers arrested and deported. When the story came through my Russia Today (RT) news feed, it left Declan gob smacked. He subsequently spoke with Diane Taylor, the journalist covering the story for the Guardian.
EU freedom for rough sleepers infringed - shock horror. https://t.co/RuJKrSEiTm
— Andrew Martin (@devonprof) May 14, 2018
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