Council changes after 'culture of fear' found

By Dan Peters | 20 August 2020

Southampton City Council has made ‘significant changes’ to its children’s services senior leadership team after a ‘culture of fear’ was allowed to grow.

It comes after a collective grievance was submitted alleging ‘dangerous practices, unsafe decision-making and a hostile work environment in children’s services created by senior managers in the directorate’.

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