CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Backing for tougher Ofsted inspections

A former minister has accused some councils of a ‘degree of complacency’ over the standard of their children’s services.

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By Dan Peters | 24 February 2015

A former minister has accused some councils of a ‘degree of complacency' over the standard of their children's services.

Ex-children's minister Tim Loughton backed Ofsted's tougher inspections, under which nearly half of councils inspected have seen their judgements fall.

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