But Colin Tucker, director of children's services at the authority, isbullish about the prospects for the borough's children's services - thefact that the joint area review said the authority's capacity to improvewas adequate and performance indicators are on the up both indicate thatthe council is turning a corner, he claims.
Dragging a council out of the bottom of the league tables is no meanfeat for any professional, but with a career spanning 24 years workingfor several high-performing authorities, the role has presented newchallenges for Tucker, both in terms of addressing service failures andworking with some of the most deprived communities in the country.
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