Article: New allegations of corruption at loans company

The official investigation into the Government's troubled Student Loans Company has widened to include allegations of corruption, the National Audit Office said yesterday.

Sir John Bourn, the Comptroller and Auditor General who heads the Commons public spending watchdog, said that the NAO had received "significant new allegations of corruption" at the state-owned firm, which handles loan applications for Britain's 300,000

students.

The claims, which have been made by a former senior employee, are the latest in a series of allegations of malpractice made against the Glasgow-based company. They are thought to relate to the firm's former chief executive, Ron Harrison. Mr Harrison, whohas ...

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