South Wales Evening Post - 8 November 2006
An independent inquiry into Swansea Council's controversial £83 million IT system is looking increasingly likely.
Labour councillors will call for the scheme to be reviewed at a meeting on Thursday and now Plaid councillors have agreed to back them.
Labour leader David Phillips said he wanted to see the external review after it was revealed resource @ swansea, the first phase of the IT system, is set to miss first-year saving targets.
He said: "The e-Government project has become a black hole that is sucking money and resources from the council." Now Plaid leader Darren Price has said his party will support the motion, meaning Swansea's ruling coalition will be in the minority.
He said: "The Plaid Group feels an independent investigation into this hugely expensive project is justified, particularly given the news that efficiency savings the project was meant to make are failing to be realised.
"We have had concerns for some time and have raised the issue time and time again at council meetings."
