'We must be a beacon of openness, transparency and accountability, this is our duty to the electorate and the ratepayer.'
A Northern Ireland council is to review its IT policy amid transparency concerns over the wiping of a former DUP mayor’s phone.
Lisburn North independent cllr, Gary Hynds said: “Following on from revelations of the Covid inquiry, we now have all sorts of things that will hopefully be looked into a lot further. He added: “An individual has let me know about a FoI request, regarding a former mayor and councillor last June and was informed that his phone was wiped in line with IT policy. So, that is within one month of councillors being elected or losing their seat.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service has seen the FoI request dated 11 July 2023, with the council stating “former mayor Scott Carson’s phone was restored to factory settings on 2 June” 2023. This was after the councillor failed to be re-elected on 18 May 2023. CEO David Burns responded: “This is getting beyond my technical understandings. However, I am more than happy for officers to review our circumstances and policy in relation to what is going on in the Covid inquiry and bring it back through corporate services in due course.”
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