'Serious failures' lead ministers to take control of Croydon child services

Weak management and overworked staff among the widespread shortcomings uncovered by Ofsted, with children left waiting for help

The government has taken control of Croydon’s children’s services after an Ofsted report revealed “widespread and serious” failures were leaving youngsters at risk.

It blamed weak management at all levels of the south London borough for failing to ensure social workers followed protocols for missing children and those at risk of sexual abuse. Too few young people who ran away were spoken to by a social worker when they were found, inspectors reported, so the council had little data on the other risks they might be facing.

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from Children | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2wzlATm