Overview and scrutiny development Why is this important? Recent reports including Professor Jay’s 2014 Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham and Louise Casey’s follow-up report highlighted the crucial role of scrutiny and challenge and the consequences of its failures. Councils must have good governance and well informed staff and members, armed with the skills and confidence to robustly challenge local authorities’ safeguarding arrangements if it is to fulfill its role in protecting vulnerable children. All councils can benefit of the added security that comes with effective scrutiny of safeguarding protocols, procedures and structures. Our offer The Safeguarding overview ...
Children in the care of a local authority are one of the most vulnerable groups in society. And when services fail a child the results are far reaching and as we have often seen can be the subject of extensive media coverage. Did you know that at any one time around 68,000 children are looked-after in England, with over 90,000 passing through the care system each year? No child or young person is the same; they enter the care system for a variety of reasons and at different points in their lives. These can range from family breakdown and ...
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