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First joint area reviews of children's services in five local authorities published
12 Dec 2005
The first joint area reviews, carried out by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) and nine other inspectorates and commissions as part of a new integrated system for the inspection of local authority children's services, are published today.
Joint area review reports for five local authorities, which were amongst the first to receive reviews when the new system came into force in September, have been published today. They are:
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Bournemouth
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Enfield
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Herefordshire
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Slough
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Wirral.
The reviews judge the outcomes for children and young people aged 0-19 growing up in each area and evaluate how local children's services work together to contribute to their achievements, progress and well-being. The services reviewed include council services, health services, police and probation services, and publicly funded services provided by voluntary bodies.
Speaking on behalf of all the inspectorates and commissions, Ofsted's Director of Education, Miriam Rosen, said:
"The first reviews, carried out by multi-disciplinary teams of inspectors, marked the start of a new and improved integrated system of inspection for local authority children's services. The five reports published today provide a comprehensive picture of the outcomes for children and young people in their local areas."
The five local authorities received an enhanced inspection of their youth service provision and separate youth service reports are published alongside the review reports today.
The 10 inspectorates and commissions are: Adult Learning Inspectorate, Audit Commission, Commission for Social Care Inspection, Healthcare Commission, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Probation, HM Inspectorate of Court Administration and the Office for Standards in Education.
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