The inspection of child protection services, entitled Our Children andYoung People - Our Shared Responsibility, "identifies skilled workundertaken by highly motivated staff," health minister Paul Gogginssaid.
"However, the inspection also found evidence of serious failings and insome instances a failure on the part of organisations to protectvulnerable children and young people," he admitted.
In response, Goggins announced a package of measures, including anindependently chaired Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland, a singleassessment framework for children's services, and improved training forsocial workers.
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