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Perth and Kinross Council Leader Grant Laing Resigns After Embezzlement Charge

Police will submit the case to the Procurator Fiscal following charges covering 2017 to 2025.

Grant Laing had been leader at Perth & Kinross council for three and a half years
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Overview

  • Perth and Kinross Council said Grant Laing resigned for personal reasons and will continue to sit as an independent councillor.
  • Police Scotland confirmed a 63-year-old man, identified in reports as Laing, has been charged with embezzlement over several years in the Perth area.
  • The SNP said the charge was a huge shock and confirmed Laing is no longer a party member, citing live criminal proceedings for declining further comment.
  • Depute leader Eric Drysdale is serving as acting group leader and interim council leader pending a formal decision next month.
  • A new leader and any committee changes are scheduled to be decided at the full council meeting on 29 October 2025, with Laing’s tenure having begun in 2022 after first being elected in 2012.