Fourteen Lancashire CC staff have been suspended in a major investigation into allegations over the sending of offensive and racist e-mails. The staff are from the departments of adult social care and children and young people, and are understood to be from different ethnic backgrounds, and some of the e-mails are alleged to be anti-semitic. Chief executive, Ged Fitzgerald, said: ‘I can confirm that 14 staff members have been suspended, pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate e-mail use. At the county council, we believe all our staff have a duty to use e-mail in a responsible manner, and our priority at this time is to ascertain the facts around the allegations and ensure that the right action is taken.'
