Ten years ago, before Every Child Matters and its related reforms, Jeyes took up the post in Stirling, Scotland, then at the forefront of pioneering a new approach to children's services.
"We were doing it because we believed it would be effective, in terms of outcomes for the most vulnerable children," explains Jeyes.
But that wasn't the only reason why Stirling was ahead of the game. Locals were deeply affected by the tragedy of the Dunblane primary school massacre in 1996, which left the council acutely aware of the need to safeguard children and young people.
Jeyes says: "I was in charge of leading the response to the 16 murders of children in Dunblane. It had a marked impact on us that so many children could be betrayed by an adult."
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