Organisations including the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) branded Laming's review as a "missed opportunity" to save children.
The letter is timed to influence Balls' full response to Laming, which is due by the end of the month. It said Laming's recommendations would be hard to implement unless the government considers "the economic realities of current public spending pressures"."The government is urged in the strongest possible terms to give much greater consideration to, and consultation around, how aspects of Lord Laming's report are taken forward," it said.
Leading council figures also said Laming failed to address the danger that children could fall through the net because referrals from other organisations such as schools are not good enough.
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