Catholic schools body at centre of police probe [belfasttelegraph.co.uk]
Police are probing financial irregularities at the body responsible for Catholic schools in Northern Ireland.
The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS), which is the advocate for Catholic maintained schools and is the largest employer of teachers in Northern Ireland, has handed over internal documents to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
This paper understands that the body, which receives £4m annual funding from the Department of Education, has identified issues over expenses and subsistence claims.
A former employee, who is at the centre of the investigation, could not be contacted last night.
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