Mears was awarded the £1.8bn deal amid chaotic scenes at North Lanarkshire Council.
Police have been asked to investigate dodgy figures at a repairs firm which has just been handed millions in public cash.
The controversy over Mears led to chaotic scenes with some councillors from Progressive Change North Lanarkshire who spoke out against it branded "conspiracy theorists" in an angry speech by Labour council leader Jim Logue before they were thrown out of the chamber. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
It adds that there would be a risk for future elections as "the council does not have the available human resource or expertise to operate the setting up of polling places, delivery of ballot boxes and management of inbound ballot boxes to the count centre." Councillors from Progressive Change North Lanarkshire have been challenging the Mears deal for months and said it is unacceptable that the council has been forced to award this contract.
"Councillors seem to be fine with this despite accepting the fact that important statutory data has been openly manipulated by Mears." Police Scotland has been asked to investigate Mears' dodgy data claims after a report was made two weeks ago.
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