A paper published last week by the Confederation of Heads of Young People's Services (Chyps) said the new regime's emphasis on self-assessment rather than direct inspection would rely too heavily on "professional integrity" in driving up standards in services.
From 1 April, the Comprehensive Performance Assessment replaced the annual performance assessment and joint area reviews of local authority services for children and young people. The new system is based largely on self-assessment, with less emphasis on direct intervention from Ofsted inspectors.
But the confederation said it was worried that the ending of routine inspection would remove a key driver for improving services.
Chyps chief executive Susie Roberts said: "The concern is that without that external driver (of inspection), people feel they may not have to continue to quality-assure and improve the delivery of services."
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