Whistle-blowers who helped to expose serious misconduct at the heart of Edinburgh City Council have called for a public inquiry into the organisation's workplace culture – saying an independent review 'hasn't touched the surface' and perpetrators 'haven't been held to account'.
They also said some have been "silenced" by non-disclosure agreements which have been used used as a "sinister tool used to suppress the truth coming out".
The revelations came as councillors were discussing on the way forward towards implementing recommendations made by independent QC Susanne Tanner.
Ms Tanner's inquiry into ex-council employee Sean Bell exposed the senior social worker as a prolific abuser who was protected by an "old boys network" for three decades prior to his death in 2020.
The shocking findings sparked a subsequent review into 'Whistleblowing and Organisational Culture' which concluded there is "not a universally positive, open, safe and supportive whistle-blowing and organisational culture for the raising of and responding to concerns of wrongdoing within the City of Edinburgh Council".
In total, Ms Tanner made 50 recommendations for improving workplace culture within the local authority.
A report on the 'next steps' being taken to address the wide-ranging issues highlighted by the investigations includes a budget of 2.5 million a year to make the necessary changes.
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