Martin Cresswell, chief executive of Impower, which was brought in by Doncaster in June to help improve its children's services, told CYP Now that proposals to create an independent trust to run the department by April 2014 pose a number of problems.
“I think the timetable outlined is far too tight,” he said.
“And I’m personally not convinced that the model suggested will not make partner relationships more difficult and therefore make it more difficult for a divorced organisation to deliver high quality support to children.
“I think staff will be concerned about what the transfer means. Therefore there will always be an underlying uncertainty while this process goes on.”
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