Children’s services in Wiltshire has been judged to have improved since being rated as inadequate last year. The BBC reports that Ofsted found that the authority had been swift to address the issues identified. The council has said it will not be "complacent" in continuing to improve the service.
Children’s commissioner for Scotland Tam Baillie has urged the Scottish Government to update its guidance for education authorities about their legal duties to children with long-term health conditions. Research published by the commissioner has revealed “considerable variations” in practice across local authorities. According to the Scotsman, Baillie warned that as a result some children with health conditions were “losing out on their education”.
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