Essex councillor charged in expenses scandal

Monday, February 08, 2010

Essex council leader, Lord Hanningfield has resigned after expense charges were brought against him, Computer World has reported.

The council signed the eight-year agreement with IBM to transform its operations and services, and cut costs. However with costs expected to be between £2.3 billion and £5.4 billion, dependent upon the services procured, Essex council has been criticised for the scale of the project after other outsourcing deals had previously gone wrong.

Hanningfield, who initiated the multi-billion-pound outsourcing contract between IBM and Essex County Council in 2009, now faces criminal charges along with four other politicians over his expenses claims.

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