The Royal Istitution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) - "Byzantine." (440)

To the Business Secretary:
For Clarity - Attempt 440
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440) The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) - "Byzantine."

Dear Mr Javid,

At a meeting of the governing council of the RICS, Paul Morrell criticised it for its, "Byzantine structure" and, "lack of accountability." (www.bdonline.co.uk/morrell-issues-rics-ultimatum)

Given that the RICS are supposedly held to account by the Privy Council (on behalf of the UK taxpayer) it would also seem to suggest that the Privy Council also has a Byzantine structure and lacks accountability too.

It would appear that the model of "governance" at the RICS has become a blueprint for other businesses, from Google - and its, "double Irish" "double sandwich" tax arrangements to local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) with their bamboozling decision making processes when determining who should foot the cost of care for the sick, the elderly and the dying - scandalously, it's usually the sick, the elderly and the dying. (Ali Hussain: Never accept 'No' for an answer on care funding. Sunday Times 31.01.2016)

At least there was an answer even if was only, "No." Organisations like Ombudsman Services:Property are far less forthcoming.

Eric Schmidt, the Goole Chairman's answer to Parliament that his company's tax avoidance is called, "capitalism" and that he is, "very proud" of Google's tax structure suggests the enormity of the problem when it comes to perceptions of company accountability and corporate responsibility.

He said he was, "Not confused by this." (www.telegraph.co.uk>Techology>Google.)

We were confused - very confused - by our surveyor's inability to keep and maintain a proper case file. We asked the Chairman of Ombudsman Services, Prof. Dame Janet Finch;
"Q. 98: In this day and age isn't it simply unacceptable that there is no requirement for a RICS Member to keep even a basic log of phone calls (in their case file)?"

We didn't even get, "No" for an answer from the professor.

Q. Mr Javid, is this called, "Capitalism" or, "Criminalism?"

Yours sincerely,
Steve Gilbert - The Ombudsmans61percent Campaign.