CoMIN accused of playing 'fast and loose' with financial regulations

Thursday, 3 July 2014 00:00

A hard hitting report has accused government ministers of playing 'fast and loose' with financial regulations.

It relates to a study carried out by the Public Accounts Committee into the expenditure on consultancy for a review of social security.

The report alleges that CoMIN commissioned phase 11 of the review with ‘indecent haste’ leaving civil servants to pick up the pieces.

Liberal Vannin leader Kate Beecroft says despite publishing an excellent report there are now more questions that need to be answered:

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