A MAJOR funder of community projects has expressed concerns over the potential involvement of two Glasgow councillors in administering public funds.
A MAJOR funder of community projects has expressed concerns over the potential involvement of two Glasgow councillors in administering public funds.
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STEWART PATERSON Political Correspondent
Jim Coleman and George Redmond, Labour councillors in Glasgow, were criticised by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) after they approved a £500,000 pay-off to a former regeneration boss.
A report by OSCR said the actions of the two, and former Councillor Catherine McMaster, in giving former Glasgow East Regeneration Agency chief executive, Ronnie Saez, an enhanced pension contribution payout when the organisation was wound up, amounted to "misconduct" and was "wholly unacceptable". Now, the Big Lottery Fund has asked Glasgow Regeneration Agency (GRA) , a separate body, if either of those mentioned in the report are on its board.
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