Dear Ms Bates
Below is detailed some of the contact I have had with Stockport Council regarding the still gassing, toxic waste dump primary school, over an aquifer draining into a fishing pond, deliberately built too small causing a loss to the council taxpayer, creating a lethal traffic situation leading to the police complaining immediately it opened, illegally developing a recreation ground, ignoring a 625,000 pound Sport England planning condition and from which circa 6 million pounds went AWOL.
Below is my evidence that at all times I was acting in the public interest. Acting in the public interest is never vexatious. You don’t have to read them all – pick some at random and you will see they were all valid requests. Perhaps you could supply me with any evidence you have that I was acting with vexatious intent.
To ban council questions under the FOIA was done purely to cover up council fraud and abuses. The questions weren’t asked under the FOIA.
so they could build housing on the site
and it turned out to be brown asbestos, particularly lethal which has been left on the site, and it is vexatious of me to say this
Yours
Sheila Oliver
Local Authority Specialist Researcher
Citizens 2022 Committee
From: Vicki Bates (Legal) [mailto:vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk]
Sent: 07 July 2025 20:03
To: ‘Sheila Oliver’
Cc: Data Protection
Subject: RE: External: You could well be struck off due to your actions with regards to the planning corruption at the still gassing toxic waste dump school
Dear Mrs Oliver
Thank you for your further email.
As per my email just now to you and the ICO – please could you confirm what questions you were prevented from asking at committee/council meetings?
You will recall that your questions around Vale View Primary were deemed vexatious through both the FOI legislation and the council’s Unacceptable Actions by Complainants Policy.
I am now on leave until 21 July 2025 and your emails will not be responded to during that time.
Kind regards
Vicki Bates
(She/Her)
Assistant Director – Governance
Monitoring Officer
(Legal, Democratic and Electoral Services and Information Governance)
Corporate and Support Services
Legal Department
Stockport Council
Room 325
Town Hall
Edward Street
Stockport
SK1 3XE
Direct: 0161 474 3219 / 07815 715 625
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From: Sheila Oliver <sheilaoliver@ntlworld.com>
Sent: 04 July 2025 09:14
To: Vicki Bates (Legal) <vicki.bates@stockport.gov.uk>
Cc: Leader <leader@stockport.gov.uk>; Michael Cullen <michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk>; Cllr Rachel Bresnahan <cllr.rachel.bresnahan@stockport.gov.uk>; Cllr Angie Clark <cllr.angie.clark@stockport.gov.uk>; Cllr Mark Roberts <cllr.mark.roberts@stockport.gov.uk>; enquiries <enquiries@lisasmart.org.uk>; Liz Sykes <liz.sykes@stockport.gov.uk>
Subject: External: You could well be struck off due to your actions with regards to the planning corruption at the still gassing toxic waste dump school
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Many times I gave you evidence of multi £m planning corruption regarding the Vale View School. You blocked access to documents. I told you it was illegal to block council meeting questions under the FOIA. I kept every shred of evidence over 20 years.
You need to make sure you start to act within the law regarding Padden Brook, despite the desired corruption of other parties within the council on this matter.
I am very annoyed. Don’t annoy me any further.
Sheila
Law Society (SRA) Record
I found Victoria Alice Bates (likely the same as “Vicki Bates”) registered as an In‑House Solicitor at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council:
- Name: Victoria Alice Bates
- Position: Inhouse Solicitor, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Admitted as a solicitor: 15 September 2003
- SRA ID: 316104
- Practice Areas: Commercial litigation, debt & bankruptcy, insolvency & restructuring solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk+12solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk+12solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk+12
This confirms she is a qualified solicitor, meeting the statutory requirement for her role as Monitoring Officer.