Notes of meeting between HMRC Investigator, Neil Richardson, and HMRC Senior Manager, Debbie Urquhart – Cannon dated 26 November 2007, regarding HMRC whistleblower, Andi Ali, after he had blown the whistle that staff and management had stolen thousands of pounds of tax payer’s money to charge him with being an extremist for heckling the British National Party (BNP) at a peaceful anti-racist protest in Burnley. At an employment tribunal hearing in January, 2008, HMRC Solicitor, Ian Painter, told a judge that the claims made by Debbie Urquhart - Cannon were not true and Urquhart – Cannon had simply made them up because Mr Ali had refused a promotion, in return for keeping quiet about corruption within the department. Amazingly, Ian Painter, also told the court that the reason the meeting was not taped recorded (when HMRC disciplinary procedures stated all disciplinary hearings should be taped recorded) is because Neil Richardson had been instructed by Deputy Director Andy Farrar, to find Mr Ali guilty of raising concerns under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, 1998, and Civil Service Code, without adopting the formal disciplinary procedures and sack him – which he did.