Local MP, Frank Roy commenting on the Sir Thomas Legg Review and his subsequent successful appeal to Sir Paul Kennedy said, "Sir Thomas Legg wrote to me back in October last year and cleared me of any wrong doing but I had to resubmit some paperwork because the originals had been lost by the Fees Office."
"The paperwork took three weeks to arrive and unfortunately by that time it was too late and my name appeared on the list. I then submitted an appeal to Sir Paul Kennedy who was responsible for overseeing the Additional Costs Allowance Repayments appeal process."
He continued, "When your name is included in anything like this then some people jump to conclusions and think there is wrong doing. It's a pity it couldn't have been sorted out earlier. However, I am delighted that Sir Paul Kennedy has come to this decision."
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Copy of Sir Paul Kennedy's letter to Frank Roy
http://www.frankroy.org.uk/upload/docs/FrankAppeal001.pdfFor further information on the Sir Thomas Legg Review please visit the Parliament Website
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/mec.cfm