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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Chris Gee

Council sets out improvements after inspector’s children’s services report found youngsters at ‘risk of serious harm’

Bury Council have set out improvement plans for children’s services after inspectors found ‘serious failures’ which left some youngsters ‘at risk of harm’.

Last month, Ofsted published a damning report into the authority’s children’s services which stated several ‘failures’, particularly in the care of youngsters who need help and protection.

The inspection rated the council’s efforts as ‘inadequate’ and said they had deteriorated since the last visit of inspectors in October 2020.

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