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Donald Turvill

Edinburgh Council boss pledges to improve culture as public inquiry demanded

A "comprehensive plan" to transform the workplace culture at Edinburgh Council and bring in new processes for handling allegations of abuse and misconduct has been welcomed by the council's Chief Executive.

Andrew Kerr said the council "owes it to the survivors" of abuse at the hands of former social worker and serial abuser Sean Bell, and to those whose allegations were ignored, to take forward the 50 recommendations made by QC Susanne Tanner in an independent review into culture and whistle-blowing.

READ MORE: Whistleblowers demand Edinburgh Council inquiry into 'workplace culture'

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