THE Home Office has publicly apologised to FP McCann Limited after it issued a press release which it states contained ‘false and defamatory’ allegations.
Published on 26 March 2024, the press release stated that the Derry-headquartered firm had been fined up to £225,000 in civil penalties for illegally employing five contractors at a mill in North Wales.
In an apology issued on May 22, the Home Office stated, “This allegation was erroneous and false. The Home Office accepts that FP McCann’s contractors were lawfully entitled to work at the site in North Wales.
“FP McCann has therefore not been fined by the Home Office. The Home Office apologises to FP McCann Limited and its directors for publishing the false and defamatory allegations, and has agreed to pay it substantial damages, and its reasonable legal costs, as a result of the publication of the erroneous press release.”
FP McCann specialises in manufacturing and supplying precast concrete solutions, with bases across the UK including in Uddingston.
