A report published today (21 February), following a joint area child protection inspection by Ofsted, HMI Probation, the Care Quality Commission and HMI Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, raises concerns over a "significant" number of children who remain at "unknown risk" due to assessment delays.
“Children in Solihull face drift and delay" under the support framework delivered by multiple local agencies, it states.
Staff working at Solihull’s multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) “face immense pressure to meet the daily demand, and this reduces their ability to respond swiftly to all concerns for children”.
“At the time of the inspection, there was not sufficient social work capacity in the MASH to deal effectively with presenting need," the report adds.
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