Council chief faces end of career over ‘renovation’ payment

A council executive who authorised council payments to renovate the home of a former lover could be facing the end of his career. John Skinner, Head of Safeguarding and Wellbeing for Torbay in Devon, approved a £3,000 payment to a foster carer to convert a bathroom into an extra bedroom. Skinner had been in a relationship with the carer and had previously paid £4,000 towards the mortgage on the property, the Health and Care Professions Council heard. But he never…