Increase in school catchment fraud in Edinburgh
Twenty four families, compared to six last year, have lost their school places after giving false information to get their children into the best schools.
Officials uncovered 13 catchment frauds at high schools with 11 at primaries.
In total the council's fraud team carried out 1,500 checks which included all potential S1 places at three of the city's most popular high schools.
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