Munro, professor of social policy at the London School of Economics, found "widespread concern" among staff at the first 11 children's services departments to undergo the new Ofsted inspection over "the demands it puts on inspectors and local authorities and about the reliability and validity of the judgments reached”.
Despite this, Munro concluded the inspection framework – which combines inspections of care, adoption, fostering and child protection services – is robust and has widespread support across the sector, a feat she describes as a "major achievement".
The review, published today (Tuesday) alongside an Ofsted report, also backed the judgments reached in the first 11 inspections as fair.
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