The watchdog’s first stand-alone social care annual report shows that only one in four local authorities has been rated ‘good’ at safeguarding children in the last three years, and the standard of child protection was found to be ‘unacceptably poor’ in 20 councils.
The report suggests that changes to senior leadership in children’s services have had a detrimental effect on the quality of provision.
One in three local authorities has seen a new director of children’s services installed in the last year.
Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw said, ‘Incompetent and ineffective leadership must be addressed quickly. But where those in leadership positions have capacity and potential this must be recognised and nurtured. Too much leadership volatility in social care is counter-productive – that goes without saying.’
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