County Council failing to keep children safe
December 9, 2010 12:00 AM
An Ofsted report has found that Worcestershire County Council is not doing enough to safeguard young people. The authority is one of 12 councils across England that has been condemned by the watchdog for its children's services department not meeting minimum requirements. In an annual assessment, published today, it was rated as performing poorly and not fulfilling its duties to safeguarding services and looked after children services.
Liz Eyre, Conservative County Councillor for Broadway and lead member for children's services, stated: "Performing poorly is an understandable judgement in view of the recent safeguarding and looked after children inspection findings. We can assure residents that beneath this phrase, we are working with our partners to address the immediate, and longer-term issues highlighted through an effective Improvement Board. We recognise there is more work to do and are working hard to ensure we continue to move in the right direction."
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