Consultation – Joint inspections of children’s services

The inspectorate for education and children’s services began consultation on proposals for the integrated inspection of services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after, and care leavers and the joint inspections of Local Safeguarding Children Boards.

The consultation was issued jointly with the Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, and HM Inspectorate of Probation, and would close on 12 September 2014.