Sense and sensibility

Mark Lisle, compliance manager at Rowanmoor Pensions, calls for ‘realistic’ rules under a new government

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Mark Lisle, compliance manager at Rowanmoor Pensions, calls for ‘realistic' rules under a new government.

The formation of the new government comes a year after details of the outlandish, ridiculous and, on occasion, embarrassing expenses claims made by our elected representatives became public knowledge. We remain hopeful that the new regime will have the sense to conduct itself with more dignity, but rest assured, the domain of the ludicrous request for what may be an eligible expense is not exclusive to the world of politics. Now, I know in most organisations the technical services team enjoys a reputation for both its intricate and detailed knowledge of its field, allied to a certain qui...

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