Council pays bankrupt company £500,000

摘要

A council could lose £500,000 after it accidentally paid the money to a company in administration and then failed to cancel it properly.Auditors said a 'significant control weakness' had led to the Isle of Wight Council paying the amount to construction firm Pihl UK.A report by Ernst & Young read: 'We are required to communicate to you significant deficiencies [in internal control].