Council Education & Social Work chief suspended

Inverclyde Council’s education and social work chief Ian Fraser has been suspended. The council issued a brief statement last night saying that Mr Fraser, who is Corporate Director of Education and Social Care, was suspended by chief executive John Mundell on Friday afternoon pending a full investigation into “a number of management and operational matters.”

The announcement came just hours after a highly controversial decision regarding denial of a place for a child eligible to attend Gourock High was overturned.

The council’s statement confirmed that Mr Mundell has put in place “appropriate interim management arrangements to ensure that there is no impact on the work of the directorate.”

It concludes: “Given that there is now an investigation underway, the council will not be making any further comment on this matter at this time.”