Ofsted praises work to keep children at home but warns of danger of 'naive' practice

Neil Puffett and Joe Lepper
Tuesday, November 20, 2018

An initiative that is set to be expanded to other local authorities as part of an £84m drive to reduce the number of children in care is working well to keep families safely together, but some children are being left in "potentially damaging situations", Ofsted has warned.

Children's services at Hertfordshire County Council have been rated as "good" overall. Hertfordshire County Council. Picture: Google
Children's services at Hertfordshire County Council have been rated as "good" overall. Hertfordshire County Council. Picture: Google

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