Merton acts after auditor slams HR_2
19 July 2012
The London Borough of Merton has set up a corporate procurement group to help spread best-practice purchasing after a damning report by auditors.
The council developed the strategy last year and has begun to appoint purchasers from each department to the group.
A district auditor’s report last month criticised the borough over a four-year, £600,000 contract to appoint a consultant as interim manager to run Merton’s human resources department.
It said no business case was made for the decision....