Watchdog publishes two new reports on children’s services
Scotland’s independent social care watchdog, the Care Inspectorate, has published two new reports into services for children and young people in two local authority areas.
The reports are the first to be created following the successful pilot of a new method of inspecting services for young people, using the expertise of specialist inspectors from across a range of Scottish scrutiny bodies.
The inspection teams were made up of inspectors from the Care Inspectorate, Education Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland.
They investigated services in East Dunbartonshire and Midlothian local authority areas.
While the inspections found clear evidence of good practice in both areas, both reports have also made recommendations for improving services for children and young people.
Annette Bruton, the Care Inspectorate’s Chief Executive said: “Protecting young people and ensuring that the services they and their families access are of the very highest standard is a crucial part of the work we do as Scotland’s care regulator.
“By working with our partners we can ensure we build up an accurate picture of how services are performing.
“We want to answer the key question ‘how well are these services improving the lives of children, young people and their families?’
“These inspections are a robust and useful way of coming up with meaningful answers to that question.
“We know that the vast majority of services for young people in Scotland are performing well.
“However, where there is room for improvement we do not hesitate to take action to ensure that everyone in Scotland can access services which meet their needs and respect their rights.”
To download the East Dunbartonshire report, visit:
http://www.scswis.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1054&Itemid=100181
To download the Midlothian report, visit:
http://www.scswis.com/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=1055&Itemid=100181
