Bury Council have set out improvement plans for children’s services after inspectors found ‘serious failures’ which left some youngsters ‘at risk of harm’.
Last month, Ofsted published a damning report into the authority’s children’s services which stated several ‘failures’, particularly in the care of youngsters who need help and protection.
The inspection rated the council’s efforts as ‘inadequate’ and said they had deteriorated since the last visit of inspectors in October 2020.
The report followed multiple fines issued to the council for failing to provide adequately for children who missed time at school.
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