Edinburgh council staff are facing "shocking levels of violence and threat" as they try to manage the city’s housing allocations freeze , councillors have been warned.

A report set to be seen by councillors next Tuesday references the violence, which it says was not solely targeted at council staff working in housing.

And it also revealed there had been a rise in rough sleeping which was " evident to anyone walking around the city centre" and said it was "clearly being driven by the failure to accommodate people presenting as homeless."

Councillors at a meeting last month referred the report to the Policy and Sustainability meeting next week, adding notes about the violence towards council staff.

It reads: “Trade union reps had shared reports with councillors of shocking incidents

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