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Nottingham City Council rapped over £12m Job Fund and the report kept secret.

January 7, 2012 6:08 PM
By www.thisisnottingham.co.uk in Nottingham Evening Post
Originally published by Nottingham Liberal Democrats

Two articles have appeared recently regarding a report completed by Sue Sunderland, the District Auditor with regard to the £10.5 million Future Jobs Fund and £1.5 million Community Programme.

She concluded the council failed to meet the requirements of its own constitution and financial regulations in giving contracts to companies and organisations. Concerns have also been raised over the conduct of former senior Labour councillor Hassan Ahmed.

Former Liberal Democrat city councillor Tony Sutton also took concerns about the city's jobs plan to the district auditor .

He said he had requested the report under the Freedom of Information Act but has not received it.

Mr Sutton said: "Why is the council now afraid to let people see the final report? What have they got to hide?

The city council claim that "open circulation of the report might lead to defamation of those identified within it and prejudice the initial stages any standards committee hearing."

In March 2009 Labour councillor Brian Grocock referred himself to the standards committee over his involvement in a council house allocation, as highlighted by the District Auditor, but his case is yet to be heard. The standards committee has no sanction it can bring against councillors who have resigned other than to make a finding in public.

How long must the residents of the City of Nottingham wait?

The full articles can be seen at the Nottingham Evening Posts website below.

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/City-rapped-pound-12m-jobs-fund/story-14344438-detail/story.html

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Critical-report-published/story-14354464-detail/story.html

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