Tameside’s failing children’s services were back in the limelight with one councillor facing calls to step down during a chaotic town hall meeting.
In the first council meeting since the local elections, the appointment of the new civic mayor Coun Betty Affleck was overshadowed by criticism of children’s services.
Tameside Council’s children’s services department was rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted back in February. The watchdog identified ‘serious failures' which left kids 'being harmed' - or at 'risk of harm'. READ MORE: George Galloway announces new Rochdale maternity unit - but it's news to the NHS This rating was a step backwards from their 'requires improvement' rating given by the education watchdog in 2019.
Inspectors criticised a reliance on agency staff to deal with soaring demand. The quality of children's assessments was 'not good enough' and sometimes failed to identify risk.
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