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     Live updates as fire chief Oliver Lee has role 'terminated' and urgent investigation launched

     West Midlands Fire's chief executive Oliver Lee has been let go and the authority's chair has resigned - what next for damaged service

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     Chaos reigns at West Midlands Fire Service as chief executive withdraws resignation only to be 'sacked' hours later

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   2 days ago · Oliver Lee, a feted Royal Marines colonel who saw service in Iraq and Afghanistan, and famously quit the military over the Marine A murder case, walked away from his role as interim CEO after an ...

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   2 days ago · Oliver Lee OBE. Councillors were informed at today's West Midlands Fire Service meeting held to deal with his departure and its chairman Councillor Greg Brackenbridge stepping down over the weekend.

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   5 days ago · Oliver Lee, the suspended interim Chief Executive of West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), has resigned in a dramatic social media post, claiming he was threatened and pressured to remain silent on ...

6. uk.news.yahoo.com › west-midlands-fire-chiefWest Midlands fire chief 'terminated' hours after withdrawing ...

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   2 days ago · Controversial fire chief Oliver Lee has been told his services have been 'terminated', ending a dramatic month of to-and-fro, claim and counterclaim inside the West Midlands service. Lee, brought in as the service's interim chief executive in March, learned this afternoon in an email that his employment was over.

7. www.birminghammail.co.uk › news › midlands-newsWest Midlands fire chief says 'it's them or me' as bitter ...

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   Oct 7, 2024 · Oliver Lee, interim chief of the service, has thrown down the gauntlet to the Fire Authority - a collective of local councillors, supported by statutory officers, who legally...

8. www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk › p › total-despair‘Total despair’: inside the meltdown at West Midlands Fire ...

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   Oct 5, 2024 · On 16 July, Oliver Lee, the interim boss of the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), summoned the press to the organisation’s HQ in Birmingham. He wanted to give them a stern telling off.

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   Who is Oliver Lee?

   • Interim CEO Oliver Lee, a decorated Royal Marines Colonel who took over running the service following the death of chief fire officer Wayne Brown, announced his resignation last week, accusing fire authority chair Greg Brackenridge of 'untruths'.

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   Why did Oliver Lee resign?

   • Oliver Lee, the suspended interim Chief Executive of West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), has resigned in a dramatic social media post, claiming he was threatened and pressured to remain silent on critical governance issues within the organisation.

   Embattled fire boss quits in social media post alleging threats and disho…

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   Who are Oliver Lee & Greg Brackenridge?

   • Oliver Lee, left, and Cllr Greg Brackenridge, right, are at loggerheads over the future of West Midlands Fire Service West Midlands Fire Service has been in the eye of a media storm for weeks - and today it reached a nadir.

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   What did Oliver Lee say about West Midlands fire service?

   • Using the hashtags #integrity and #leadership, Oliver Lee has taken to LinkedIn tonight to share further observations about his time at West Midlands Fire Service. He writes: "What a strange world it is. I feel the wrath of the West Midlands Fire Authority today."

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   Did Oliver Lee breach the Fire Authority Constitution?

   • Mr Sahota's Section 5 report claims that Oliver Lee breached the Fire Authority constitution when he suspended the service's then finance director in May 2024; and that he further breached the constitution when he postponed an Audit and Risk committee meeting in July. Members have agreed to 'note the report' and share it with their councils.

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   Did Lee overstep his powers?

   • Mr Lee is also the subject of a Section 5 legal notice from monitoring officer Satinder Sahota, which alleges Lee overstepped his powers on at least two occasions, including when suspending his finance director over the accuracy of financial predictions.

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10. www.dudleynews.co.uk › news › 24647033Oliver Lee, the interim chief of West Midlands Fire Service ...

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    5 days ago · Oliver Lee was suspended from his role on Monday morning (Image: West Midlands Fire Service) AN interim fire chief has dramatically resigned just days after being suspended. Oliver Lee, the interim chief of West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), took to social media to quit saying that he would not be gagged. The move comes just four days after the ...