An investigation is to be launched into claims Edinburgh Council officials attempted to override a decision taken by the board which oversees health social care services in the city.
Councillors said "serious questions" needed to be answered after it emerged the remit of a consultation on the future of four care homes had been narrowed behind closed doors to focus on when and how they will close rather than provision of replacement services, as previously agreed by the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board (EIJB).
A trade union said the consultation had been reduced to a "sham to justify the outcome certain individuals wish for" and described the alleged move to change its scope as "not only undemocratic but sly and underhand".
