CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Box faces crisis of confidence

Labour councillors in Wakefield have warned they will lose confidence in their leader Peter Box if he fails to improve children’s services. 

Labour councillors in Wakefield have warned they will lose confidence in their leader Peter Box if he fails to improve children's services. 

A motion passed by Wakefield City Council last week called for Cllr Box to make urgent improvements to the department following a damning report by Ofsted, which warned ‘serious and widespread failures' had left young people at risk.

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