Lord Provost Frank Ross issued a ‘correction’ retracting a statement he previously made to the council that Ms Tanner had committed to meeting whistleblowers who gave evidence about serious malpractice allegations to the Tanner Review.
In a full council meeting on Thursday he admitted the offer made at last month’s meeting of the full council on February 10 was “unfortunately an incorrect statement”.
But Christine Scott who has led whistleblowers’ calls for a public inquiry into alleged malpractice by senior officials said it was ‘astonishing’ that it took more than a month for the ‘misinformation’ to come to light.
Several Tory councillors claimed it appeared they had been misled into believing whistleblowers could still meet with Ms Tanner to discuss their concerns.
Adam McVey blasted opposition councillors for “playing politics” and said it was "an honest mistake". He assured whistleblowers they would be listened to.
However, Ms Scott said it further dented trust in council chiefs and added that the group hadn’t taken up the offer of a meeting with chiefs due to ‘lack of confidence’ in their conduct.
Furthermore, Ms Scott said the group will continue to press for a redress scheme for Bell’s victims to be widened out to any victim of abuse within council.
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