Stoke council suspends six officers over demolition tender process.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has suspended six regeneration officers as part of an inquiry into its tendering process for demolition work.
The local authority is being helped by the Audit Commission, which has taken away a number of documents relating to the investigation.
Additionally, police have made one arrest following complaints about the council’s approach to demolition procurement.
The six suspended officers all work for the council’s Regeneration Directorate.
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