A whistleblower has claimed alleged mismanagement in an council department could lead to dangerous prisoners being released without being properly vetted.
But the council says an investigation found no evidence to support the claims and has dismissed fears the public may be being put at risk.
Members of the council’s scrutiny committee are understood to have been made aware of concerns regarding the city’s Criminal Justice Social Work Service (CJSWS).
The issues highlighted include claims of a culture of bullying and lack of transparency, which is alleged to have resulted in a ‘lowering of standards’ in the council-run service.
And there were also claims that some of the most serious cases involving murderers, rapists and child sex offenders had been mismanaged, posing a risk the the public.
This was strenuously denied by the council however, who confirmed that an investigation had been carried out into the allegations by Safecall, an independent service for council employees to anonymously report any problems in the workplace.
They said there is “no risk to the public”, adding that “no evidence was found to support these allegations” and that the report did not uphold any of the concerns or make any recommendations.
However, documents shared with councillors and seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service have raised concerns over the Safecall investigation, with claims that not all the relevant evidence presented to the whistleblowing service had been considered.
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