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Ask them to investigate the following concerns:
* No lawful AGM in May 2024
* Possible unauthorised approval of the AGAR by an invalid Chair or during an invalid meeting
* Absence of a formal handover between outgoing and incoming Chair/Vice-Chair
* Whether the 2023–24 AGAR was properly submitted at all

📧 Email: councilaudits@bdo.co.uk
📎 Include evidence (e.g. image of the April "AGM" minutes, email from the RFO, timeline)

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Ask them to:
* Investigate the failure of transition
* Advise whether any decisions made in April/May 2024 are legally valid
* Assess governance risk and loss of public confidence

📧 You can email: monitoring.officer@iow.gov.uk<ref>{{cite web|title=monitoring.officer@iow.gov.uk|url=https://chatgpt.com/share/monitoring.officer@iow.gov.uk|publisher=chatgpt.com|access-date=2025-11-18}}</ref> or contact via Isle of Wight Council website

===== If public trust has been broken: =====
* Consider raising the issue in local media, Facebook groups, or at parish meetings
* Ask the new council to commit to a full internal audit and republication of AGARs from 2023 onward