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The Scottish Affairs Committee has agreed that its chair should write to relevant Scottish Parliament committees about potential joint working on matters relating to the embezzlement of funds from the SNP. The correspondence will be published on the Committee’s website in due course.
The move follows earlier committee activity on the issue, including correspondence with the Electoral Commission, the Speaker and the Clerk of the House. The committee’s latest step indicates continuing Westminster scrutiny of the implications for party finance and public confidence.
Any joint working would involve sensitive questions about the relationship between Westminster and Holyrood oversight. The case has raised wider issues about transparency, governance and how political parties manage internal financial controls.