Despite earlier concerns, the first batch of Ofsted no-notice safeguarding inspections have been greeted positively, with some children's services chiefs praising the process for "fairness" and "rigour". But they are concerned that once the results are published, communication with Ofsted stops.
Last month, CYP Now reported that many directors of children's services had criticised the inspections, labelling them as a "flawed system" that did not properly distinguish between policy and practice.
But Gordon Jeyes, director of children's services at Cambridgeshire, whose department has undergone a spot check, said: "My impression was that the inspection was rigorous and courteously carried out. The lead inspector was an experienced colleague with a social care background and I was confident that it would be fair."
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