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Tameside's children's services blasted for serious failures that have left kids 'being harmed'

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'Serious failures' in Tameside's children's services department have left kids 'being harmed' - or at 'risk of harm' - Ofsted has said.

The watchdog has rated services 'inadequate'. The council has vowed to make improvements after inspectors highlighted 'ineffective' leadership in its latest report.

The service was deemed to 'require improvement' in 2019. Performance has since gone backwards and services have deteriorated. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...

just click here to give it a go 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. 'Individual experiences' were not analysed properly, the report added. 'Too many children [have] experienced ongoing harm and [have] lived in neglectful situations', it said.

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