Allegations that Edinburgh City Council sent a vulnerable youngster to live with a care worker accused of sexual abuse will be discussed at an emergency committee next week, just two days before the local elections.
Conservative members of the education committee called for the meeting to be held following reports that an investigation into the culture of the council's care services requested by Chief Executive Andrew Kerr five years ago never took place.
A report in the Sunday Post at the weekend claimed that council staff were also aware a girl in care was living with a social worker under investigation for having a relationship with a 15 year-old.
