HMRC checks move to Maidstone
HM REVENUE & Customs (HMRC) has an- nounced an extension of its business records checks programme into Maidstone. The programme involves checks on the adequacy of small and medium-sized enter- prises’ business records and was piloted ear- lier this year in eight large towns and cities. The pilots found that around 44% of busi- nesses visited had issues with their record- keeping, while around 12% of those visited
had seriously inadequate records. HMRC has now extended this activity to
cover a number of other areas across the UK, including: Maidstone, Brighton and Woking. As part of this, the number of full- time staff employed on the programme will rise from 30 to 120. HMRC plans to complete up to 12,000 business record checks by the end of the current financial year, with 20,000 provi-
TWO anti-litter patrol officers saved a man threatening to kill himself in aMaidstone street. The officers, Jade Hooper and Danny Herbert, were patrolling in Sta-
road attempting to self-harm. Jade calmed down the man, in his mid-20s, while Danny controlled
the growing crowd until paramedics and police officers arrived. The man was taken in an ambulance to hospital for treatment. Jade and Danny, who work for local authority support provider XFOR Group, issue fixed penalty notices to anyone dropping litter or not con- trolling their dogs. Maidstone Council’s envi- ronmental operations man- ager, Martyn Jeynes, said: “I just happened to be speaking to Jade and Danny when they were approached about the incident. They immedi- ately went and took charge of the situation. I do not know what the young man would have done to himself had Jade and Danny not stepped in. They were fan- tastic.”
Litter patrol officers DannyHerbert and Jade Hooper
sionally planned for 2012/13. HMRC is in- creasing the number of visits, so it can re- fine the process, before final decisions on a national roll-out are taken in the New Year. Initially, HMRC will only levy a record- keeping penalty in the most extreme cases of poor record-keeping. In the longer term, HMRC intends to issue penalties of up to £3,000 for serious inadequacies in record- keeping.
Man saved by anti-litter patrollers Fence to stop children playing A MAN has erected a 1.8m boundary fence in Bearsted to pre- vent neighbouring children from playing in his front garden. Mihaly Van Geyt has applied for retrospective permission for
tion Road, when a member of public told them about a man cutting himself with a ripped drinks can. The officers rushed to the scene and found a man standing in the
thewooden structure, which runs along the left-hand front and side boundary of his front garden, adjacent to the road at Cross Keys and near a public footpath. He wrote in his application form: “The main purpose for the
fence is to make sure children from the neighbourhood don’t come into our front garden, for which we don’t want to take re- sponsibility. Another reason is to stop people who are walking past from throwing litter into our garden.” Maidstone Council will rule on the planning application.
Charity quiz DOWNSWOODCommunity Hall is hosting a charity quiz and raf- fle on November 11 at 7.30pm. Organised by Soroptimist In- ternational of Maidstone, it will support the charities Home Start (support and friendship for fam- ilies) and Upfront (rights and ad- vocacy service). Bring your own drinks and
food. To book tables of six to eight, contact Brenda Hewett on 07747 846993/01732 822032
Annex request A PROPOSAL has been submitted to convert a garage to an annex in Church House, Marley Road, Harrietsham. According to correspon-
dence in the planning documents, “the occupant would be Mrs Duffy’s son Kieran, who, as a result of his disabilities, is depend- ent on his family for care and support”.
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