Amid concerns about the ability of LSCBs to challenge children's trusts on safeguarding, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) wants them all chaired independently.
The proposals form part of the government's response to Lord Laming's report on child protection, but they have already come in for criticism.
Paul Clark, director of children's services at Harrow, said he would defy any attempt to remove him after conducting a poll of Harrow's LSCB, which supported his role as chairman. "If people believe the chairing of a meeting is the issue, they misunderstand child protection," he said. "You need the confidence of multi-agency partners. We would be better looking at competencies and characteristics rather than banning a whole group of people."
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