On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 10:33:38PM +0000, Colin McQueen wrote:
MJ Ray
wrote: On 2003-12-02 21:16:48 +0000 Colin McQueen
wrote: Even if they are clueless, they have a right to a viewpoint and a right to doing their job their way.
That doesn't mean they should be allowed to effectively prevent some choices of suppliers. As they say, "your right to swing your arm ends at my face". If they have the responsibility then they do have the right, that's the point of responsibility.
Are you sure that the local government ombudsman would agree with you? An LEA preventing a school from using a supplier, without a very good reason (e.g. criminal investigation, insolvent trading, etc), sounds very much like maladministration. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763