West Ham 2012 Stadium Decision Upheld
An independent investigation into the decision to award West Ham United the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games has been upheld.
According to media reports, the review concluded that there is no reason to review the bidding process – following allegations that a director of the Olympic Park Legacy Company was paid by the Hammers.
A Sunday newspaper claimed last month that Dionne Knight, OPLC’s director of corporate services, was on the West Ham payroll.
Knight declared that she was in a relationship with Ian Tompkins, a West Ham director, but was accused of failing to tell her employers that she also received around £20,000 from the club for consultancy work.
However, following a six-week inquiry, forensic accountants from Moore Stephens declared that the director was not relevant to the football club being named as the new tenants of the Stadium, or that she had access to any sensitive material or papers relating to the process.
The result of the inquiry will be another setback for Tottenham, who are still challenging the decision.
The football club are still pressing for a judicial review and, despite having their first request rejected, are due to present evidence again at an oral hearing at the High Court on Wednesday.
