A regeneration partnership handling millions of pounds of public money has been criticised for holding meetings behind closed doors.

A list of the district's main organisations, which will go to councillors, shows what meetings the public are able to attend and how easy it is for the public to get information about the organisations.

The list, drawn up by Bradford Council, will go to next Tuesday's corporate scrutiny committee which is considering the accountability and trasnsparency of the district's key organisations.

The report shows that the Manningham and Girlington Single Regeneration partnership does not allow the public in to its board meetings or publish minutes.

It is the only SRB partnership in the district which keeps its door closed when board meetings are taking place.

The Manningham and Girlington board also has no website.

But it does let the public in to its community panel projects meetings.

The report says the partnership has appointed an officer to improve links between the board and the community.

The board is administering a £28 million SRB award amid recent complaints to Bradford Council about the way allocations are being used by some groups which obtain them.

The complaints have been examined by the Council's internal auditors and information has been passed by the Council to the police. The fraud squad is examining the information and will decide whether further investigation is necessary.

All other SRB regeneration schemes across the district allow the public in to the board meetings.

Manningham and Girlington does publish its annual report and accounts, however, and its delivery plan, including results against targets, is in the report.

Scrutiny committee chairman, Councillor Glen Miller, said he was concerned about issues raised in the report.

"I am of the opinion that any organisation which receives public money should be accountable and people should know what it is going on. I shall be bringing this up at the meeting," he said.

The Council's executive member for economy, Councillor Simon Cooke, said: "I think we have to be cautious about board meetings because there are times when sensitive issues have to be discussed but decisions and the reasons for them should be made very clear and transparent."

He added that minutes should be published reflecting what had happened.

Jake Piergies, who took over as chief executive of Manningham and Girlington SRB last year, said the decision had been made before his time.

"I will draw the members' attention to it," he said.