Following two failed attempts, fresh proposals for assessing how local agencies work together on child protection have gone out for consultation.
The "joint targeted area inspection" is intended to be a shorter, sharper look at how well agencies work together to protect children in a locality and will be targeted on specific areas of safeguarding concern, such as the sexual exploitation of children and young people.
It will be carried out jointly by Ofsted, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Here, we look at what the latest proposals will mean for local authorities and other agencies responsible for safeguarding and child protection.
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