Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is refusing to publish a report completed eight months ago into a DUP mayor's clothing expenses
A council is refusing to publish a report completed eight months ago into a DUP mayor's clothing expenses.
The Ballymena councillor racked up a clothing bill of more than £2,300 when she was mayor in 2016-17.But the council failed to disclose this when it was asked for details under Freedom of Information laws. Ms Wales earlier this year said she sent a cheque in 2019 reimbursing her council for most of the spending to stop "electorally motivated questions".Ms Wales sent a second cheque last year after learning the first had not been processed. She has insisted that "at all times" she acted in line with "guidance from council officials".
The controversy is understood to have become part of a wider PSNI investigation into the council which last year saw its Ballymena headquarters raided by plain clothes detectives.He said: "I would think it should be released for transparency so that people can see that these things aren't simply being swept under the carpet."
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