The inquiry's findings will be known in a month's time

After previously criticising the inquiry as a "waste of time", relatives of Cissy Townsend, 88, also expressed their anger that the pensioner was moved against her doctor's wishes.

Gloucestershire County Council said the inquiry was open, and that all available information was put into the public domain.

The pensioner was moved from her Gloucester home in February when the authority would not increased fees, but she died five days later.

The press were present throughout the whole inquiry Margaret Sheather County Council

The inquiry has established the extra cost involved could have been �20 a week - instead of the �88 first suggested.

Jim Townsend, Cissy's godson, told The Politics Show: "This was never pursued: it was as if such a small fee would have led to cross-questioning on why the council, or relatives, could not find the money.

"It looked as if something was being covered up."

Mr Townsend was also critical of the county council's social services department.

"Why did they appear to not be as helpful as they should have been? They didn't seem to want to help."

'Press'

Mrs Townsend had been a resident at Magdalene House care home for eight years, and was one of nine residents with a social services-funded place.

But when the home, run by Gloucester Charity Trust, stopped subsidising social services patients, the council refused to pay the difference and moved them to cheaper accommodation.

Maragaret Sheather, director of social services at Gloucestershire County Council, said: "The council put every available piece of information it had into the public domain.

"The press were present throughout the whole inquiry."