Lanarkshire college fraud and bullying claims 'could be a matter for police'
Claims of “systematic bullying and intimidation” of employees at South Lanarkshire College and allegations of fraud could be a matter for police investigation.That’s what the Scottish parliamentary public audit committee has heard, at a probe into the Auditor General’s report into governance issues at SLC.And questions have been raised about a three-month period during which there was no supervision of the millions of pounds of public money for which SLC was responsible.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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