Union calls for criminal probe into Carillion
A leading trade union is stepping up calls for a criminal investigation into the collapse of engineering giant Carillion on the first anniversary of the group going out of business.
Unite has accused the Government of not taking enough action to ensure there wasn’t another “corporate meltdown”.
Carillion went into compulsory liquidation on January 15 last year, leading to thousands of job losses.
It was involved in major building projects around the UK, including the redevelopment of the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland.
The failure of the company saw work halted for six months, until Sunderland City Council’s development partners Siglion appointed Tolent Construction to complete phase one of the work.
Unite said the cost of Carillion’s collapse to the taxpayer nationally was more than £150million, including redundancy pay and “lucrative” work for accountants.