In a letter seen by CYP Now, the leader of Surrey County Council, Andrew Povey, made the suggestions to housing minister Grant Shapps about ways that councils can cut red tape. Last week, Povey was appointed to sit on a ministerial advisory group headed up by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
In his letter, Povey backed the government’s decision to remove statutory requirements around children’s trusts, but called for ministers to go even further.
"While the children’s trusts' requirements have been removed, other partnerships remain, including the Local Safeguarding Children Boards and the Youth Justice Board. Each has a mountain of guidance that, I believe, adds little to the eventual outcomes for children and young people," he said.
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