No further police investigation into Yes Scotland finances

No further police investigation into Yes Scotland finances Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Blair Jenkins, pictured with Elaine C Smith and Dennis Canavan in 2014, was chief executive of the Yes Scotland campaign By Phil Sim Scotland political correspondent Published 53 minutes ago Police say they have found nothing to warrant further investigation following a complaint about the finances of independence campaign Yes Scotland. In July, a Sunday newspaper published claims by an activist that it was not known how income of more than £1.5m had been spent. However, Police Scotland say the information passed to them has been assessed and there are no grounds for further inquiries. Those behind Yes Scotland always maintained that there had been no wrongdoing. The organisation, which was launched by former SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond to campaign for independence ahead of the referendum, has not been active since 2014. 'Misunderstanding of accounts' The Sunday Mail first reported on an allegation that it was not known how income of more than £1.5m had been spent by the organisation. The newspaper said the complaint was made by David Henry, who was one of those whose concerns about the SNP's finances led to the Operation Branchform investigation and the eventual conviction of former chief executive Peter Murrell. Lawyers for former Yes Scotland chief executive Blair Jenkins said the allegations were false and that all the organisation's income had been fully accounted for. Yes Scotland then handed over its full accounts to police . A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We received information which was assessed and nothing was identified which would warrant further investigation." Aamer Anwar, solicitor for Jenkins, said the original story had been based on "a very basic misunderstanding of accounts". He said that "what followed was a desperate attempt to link Peter Murrell's criminal conduct to the financial affairs of Yes Scotland Ltd". "Mr Jenkins is grateful to Police Scotland, but is sorry they were forced to waste valuable resources and time on such spurious and unfounded allegations," he added. Related topics Scotland Scottish independence More on this story Yes Scotland hands accounts to police after 'missing £1.5m' complaint Published 14 July