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A council leader believes the Government is "too quiet" on Lindsey Oil Refinery . The refinery, near North Killingholme , is set to lose a third of its workforce at the end of the month. Its overall future is uncertain, with a sales process for the site still continuing. The independent Official Receiver is overseeing this and the site's management, along with FTI Consulting as special managers. The receiver and FTI Consulting were appointed by a court to do so, when Prax Group companies in charge entered administration on June 30. The refinery is within North Lincolnshire Council 's geographic area. Its council leader, Cllr Rob Waltham (Conservative - Brigg and Wolds Ward), criticised the Government for being "too quiet" on the refinery. "They can’t hide behind the Official Receiver anymore. The jobs are too important, strategic capacity around fuel refining is too important. The impact on our network and business opportunities, and even people getting to work is too important. "They’ve now got to get rid of all this nonsense that suggests it’s all tied up in myths and legends," said Cllr Waltham. "Fundamentally, the Government is the biggest creditor in a business." The refinery's biggest creditors are HMRC and then oil giant Glencore. Did you know you can get all the latest Scunthorpe headlines sent straight to your inbox for free? All you have to do is click this link and we’ll update you on all the latest stories as they happen. "There are businesses that are really keen to invest, to protect jobs, and fundamentally, the Government are being too quiet on it." He confirmed he felt the Government needed to be open about what it was prepared to offer to incentivise potential investors. "And who they’re talking to," he said, noting one recent proposal for a public-private partnership. "Those jobs, once they go at the end of this month, for anybody new to come in, it will take them forever to upscale and it’s another barrier to making that site work. It’s time for the Government to be transparent, that’s my pitch, and they need to get on and save those jobs," he said, and protect the vital industry for the country. Asked about the latest communication he had, North East Lincolnshire Council leader Cllr Philip Jackson (Conservative - Waltham) said: "I think we’re still waiting to hear what the outcome of these various talks are. "I still hope that we’re able to save the site and continue to operate it as a key refining facility within the UK." He said it was "critical" to northern Lincolnshire and added: "The majority of people who work there actually live in North East Lincolnshire. It is essential that we save that site." The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) directed to previous remarks by Energy Minister Michael Shanks. These followed the 125 refinery staff being issued redundancy notices. "The majority of the workforce will be retained beyond the end of October and we remain hopeful that a solution will be found that supports jobs on the site long-term." Mr Shanks stated the receiver's decision on the timing of the redundancies was to give employees as much notice as possible, while concluding the sales process in coming weeks. "The Official Receiver is independently assessing potential bids for the future of the refinery and its assets and has made clear he will continue to work with all bidders with credible and deliverable proposals. "We have taken immediate action to fund a Training Guarantee for refinery workers to support them to find new, secure, long-term jobs, including in the growing clean energy workforce." This scheme's enrolment launched this month. Mid-late October has been understood to be the timeline for a sale agreement for the refinery site to be reached by. Lindsey Oil Refinery has accounted for 10 per cent of the UK's refined fuel supplies. Do you feel safe where you live? You can have your say by completing the poll below or by clicking here .
