A report from Holyrood's public audit committee criticizes the Scottish government's lack of oversight regarding spending at the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics). It details instances of excessive expenditure, including a senior manager's training at Harvard, lavish hospitality, and business-class travel. Convener Richard Leonard called the situation a "flagrant misuse" of public funds, emphasizing the commission's failure to meet public standards. Although steps have been taken to improve management, past expenditures have raised significant concerns about accountability and financial oversight.
"This is a body who's existence is to promote value for the customers of Scottish Water, and yet by any measure it fell well below the standards of what any public body should meet in the way it conducts its own affairs."
"In 2023 a decision was taken that there should be no limit whatsoever on the organisation's expenditure on things like alcohol. It really has been an extraordinary catalogue of misuse of public money."
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