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Northampton dealings with football club 'unlawful'

‘Significant failures of corporate governance’ at Northampton BC may have been unlawful, an auditor has found in a public interest report.

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By Martin Ford | 28 January 2021

‘Significant failures of corporate governance' at Northampton BC may have been unlawful, an auditor has found in a public interest report.

The council agreed in 2013 to provide a loan to Northampton Town FC to overhaul its stadium at Sixfields and to buy nearby land in a joint venture with a third party to develop the site.

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