Commissoner called to examine Reading's 'inadequate' services

A commissioner will be called in to Reading Council to look at its inadequate children’s services as Dudley MBC escapes the threat of intervention.

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By Dan Peters | 10 August 2016

A commissioner will be called in to Reading Council to look at its inadequate children's services as Dudley MBC escapes the threat of intervention.

Ofsted found ‘serious, persistent and systemic failures' and concluded children and young people received a ‘poor service' with social work caseloads too high.

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Dan Peters

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