Political bloggers have written to the council to demand answers on why safeguards were left out of major outsourcing contracts.

The “Barnet Bloggers” have called for an urgent review of Barnet Council’s contracts with Capita following revelations the firm did not provide control reports as part of its deals with the local authority.

They claim these safeguards were part of the council’s original contracts with the firm and should have been put in place.

It comes after a £2 million fraud against the council by a Capita employee and ongoing problems with pensions and payroll administration.

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