Audit calls foul: Folkestone & Hythe Council’s £1.74 m no‑bid contracts branded a “huge own‑goal”
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Audit calls foul: Folkestone & Hythe Council’s £1.74 m no‑bid contracts branded a “huge own‑goal”
Folkestone & Hythe District Council’s Contract Standing Orders could not be clearer: any officer who wants to buy something costing more than £10,000 without first testing the market must obtain formal sign‑off “only in advance and only in exceptional circumstances” from both the Section 151 Officer—Alan Mitchell—and the Monitoring Officer—Ewan Green—and must record the reasons in writing. Breaching that rule is a disciplinary offence, the civic…
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