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LGA response: 'Report warns of risk to children'

22 November 2011

Responding to Ofsted's annual report, Cllr David Simmonds, Chairman of the Local Government Association's Children and Young People Programme Board, said:

"Protecting vulnerable children from neglect and abuse is one of the most important things that councils do and we all want to know that everything possible is being done to keep a child safe from harm.

"It is most encouraging that despite the combined pressures of decreased central funding and increased demand for services the majority of children's services departments are now rated as performing well or excellently overall.

"However, a small number of council's safeguarding services have been rated inadequate. The figures represent a year-on-year improvement and demonstrate that progress is being made, but all councils want to keep children as safe as possible and they will be working hard to continue to improve their services.

"Councils are taking responsibility for their own improvement and the Local Government Association is developing a £10 million funded programme specifically to ensure all councils and voluntary organisations are providing good services for our children and young people."



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