Humza Yousaf said it was 'problematic' his party, which is being investigated by police, does not currently have auditors in place.
First Minister Humza Yousaf has revealed auditors who worked for the SNP resigned nearly six months ago.Yousaf, who recently took over from Nicola Sturgeon, said: “It’s certainly problematic, I won’t deny that at all.”
Cops raided the house of ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, who is married to Nicola Sturgeon, as part of the probe.It then emerged that the firm Johnston Carmichael, who had audited the SNP’s accounts, had quit, but no timescale was offered. “I wasn't at the top of the party then. I was a government minister, you're right, but didn't have an office bearing position. I don't disagree with the premise of your question. That's clearly why I've asked the NEC [SNP governing body] to do a review around governance and transparency.”
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