Children’s social care services at East Sussex County Council have been judged as “good” by Ofsted. The partnership work of the Local Safeguarding Children Board was also judged to be "good" by the inspectorate. The authority is one of the first to be assessed under the new single inspection framework.
Children’s services in Windsor tripled the amount spent on agency staff over the past year. Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request by the Windsor Observer show the amount spent on agency staff by the department rose from £456,007 in 2012/13 to £1,547,652 in 2013/14. Councillors are attributing the rise to a council-wide move away from nationally agreed terms and conditions in February last year.
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