I think she knew tbh, the shit with her right to buy council house stinks as well.

It's a shame because I used to like her, but we shouldn't be surprised, given how she sold out to become deputy in the first place.

She employed multiple firms to manage something that a specialist, which she had already employed for the more complicated parts could have handled in its entirety. Its very unusual to do that unless you are either very dumb or are trying to hide what you are doing.