Auditors have found unacceptable use of public funds by senior officials @WICScotland They include high expenses claims approved without itemised receipts. And nearly £80k spent on a Harvard training course.
Auditors have found unacceptable use of public funds by senior officials @WICScotland
They include high expenses claims approved without itemised receipts.
And nearly £80k spent on a Harvard training course.
Full details: https://t.co/j15QqaKBoK pic.twitter.com/XoDCIRadUq
— Stephen Boyle (@AuditorGenScot) December 20, 2023
by Old_Leader5315
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>6. In 2022/23, the Chief Operating Officer attended a training course at Harvard Business School in Boston at a total cost, including flights, of £77,350. Scottish Government approval is required for any service above £20,000 that has not been awarded via a competitive tender exercise.
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>10. The Commission’s Finance Policies and Guidelines outline the expectations and approved rates for expense claims. The auditor identified widespread issues with expense claims being submitted and approved without supporting itemised receipts, including items submitted by the Chief Executive, and exceeding the approved rates.
>11. In their annual audit report, the auditor highlights a specific example where the cost per head claimed for a dinner, attended by the Chief Executive, exceeded £200 per person despite the approved non-city limit being £25. This, and other claims, also included the purchase of alcohol. Unusually for a public body, the Commission’s existing policies do not explicitly prohibit the purchase of alcohol as a business expense. The Commission should introduce clear guidance on what is deemed to be acceptable in this regard.
>12. Management should ensure that all expense claims are supported by itemised receipts and staff are only reimbursed at the approved subsistence rates set out in the Commission’s Finance Policies and Guidelines. The use of approved rates ensures that value for money has been considered when incurring such expenditure.
More graft in Yousaf’s Scotland.
Parliament must dismiss the chief excecutive. This is inexcusable.
The really mad thing is that the Scottish Govt approved all of these expenses retrospectively.
So, the WIC broke the Scottish Govts own rules in making large and outlandish expenses claims, and the Scottish Govt just waived it through when it found out.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67772825