Government expert to help Dudley Council's inadequate children's services

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 11:43 · Archive

Dudley Council's children's services have been rated inadequate and the government is sending in an expert to help improve them.

Dudley Council's children's services have been rated inadequate, leading the government to deploy an expert to help improve the department. Councillors have identified recruitment difficulties as a significant challenge for the service.

Poor pay for social workers has been highlighted as a major reason behind recruitment struggles. The council pays substantially less than neighbouring authorities, making it difficult to attract and retain experienced staff to work in children's services.

How it is being reported

• Government to send in expert after 'inadequate' Dudley children's services ratingBirminghamLive · 1 Oct, 14:13
• Government expert sent in to improve Dudley Council’s ‘inadequate’ children’s servicesExpress & Star · 1 Oct, 12:34

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