A Northern Ireland school funded its own social worker as the local health trust was unable to provide support, a watchdog report says.
The school, which is within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area, made the move after a number of complex safeguarding issues did not meet the Trust's threshold.
The news emerged following an inspection of child protection arrangements in the Southern Trust area that examined how justice, health and social care and education organisations work together to protect children where there are concerns about risk of harm.
