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Shock as Glasgow 2014 chief is forced to resign

GLASGOW'S Commonwealth Games chief executive has resigned after he admitted failing to declare an offer he received from a potential supplier.

ERROR OF JUDGMENT: John Scott has resigned as chief executive of Glasgow 2014. Picture: Mark Gibson
ERROR OF JUDGMENT: John Scott has resigned as chief executive of Glasgow 2014. Picture: Mark Gibson
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GERRY BRAIDEN

John Scott quit his £180,000-a-year post yesterday after making an “error of judgment” by breaching strict rules on potential conflicts of interest set out in the Glasgow 2014 committee’s gifts and gratuities policy.