Ofsted criticises child protection services at crisis-hit council

Northamptonshire cannot effectively meet needs of at-risk children, inspectors say

Hundreds of vulnerable children are being placed at greater risk of harm because of rapidly deteriorating frontline child protection services at crisis-hit Northamptonshire county council, Ofsted inspectors have said.

In a highly critical letter, the watchdog told the local authority that children referred to its social services were not effectively supported or protected, with 267 young people waiting up to four months to be assessed and allocated a social worker.

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