UEFA match delegate Scott Struthers is to chair the independent panel who will investigate Junior chiefs' decision to award Auchinleck the West Premiership title and a spot in next season’s senior Scottish Cup.
Struthers, a vastly experienced football administrator who has held roles with FIFA, UEFA and Hamilton Accies, will form his own panel to witness and examine all evidence.
That could include interviews with members of the West Region Management Committee who today announced the move.
We revealed on Sunday how documents showed officials backtracked on an agreement to null and void the season after an 11th hour intervention from Colin Chisholm, Auchinleck’s commercial director, and then acting president of the West Region.
In a statement published online earlier today, it was confirmed the panel will be presented with all draft and final minutes from West Region management meetings of April 14, 16 and 20, together with email correspondence between the Scottish FA, Scottish Junior FA Secretary Tom Johnston and Mr Chisholm.
Zoom recordings detailing 'all verbal discussions and conclusions' will be 'vitally important' to the panel's deliberations.
The statement went on: "Mr Struthers and his panel will also be challenged with investigating the circumstances surrounding the leaking of private and confidential information to the media.
"Together with identifying actions or inactions from club/clubs that may have breached the WRSJFA constitution and rules together with neglecting their responsibility and obligations to all other clubs within the association together with determining if any breaches of SJFA policies on confidentiality and data protection have been broken.
"The WRSJFA committee welcome this investigation and look forward to its findings."
