The new interim director of children’s services at Sefton Council said it was “not getting in there early enough” to stem a huge rise in children going into care.
The remarks came amid a discussion about the borough’s troubled children’s services and steps being taken to improve outcomes for youngsters in Sefton.
At a meeting of Sefton Council’s audit and governance committee, held at Bootle Town Hall on March 15, Dr Rhistardt Hare, who has been temporarily promoted to head up the council’s children’s services after the “shock” departure of former head Martin Birch earlier this month, said there were currently 622 children under the care of Sefton Council.
