Cafcass S1 Ofsted
Report:
Satisfactory performance good
basis for progress in 2009
7th January 2009
Cafcass is delivering a satisfactory service in its S1
service area according to a pilot inspection conducted by Ofsted
inspectors.
The report covers the service delivered in
the local authority areas of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset,
North Somerset, Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire (Cafcass
area S1) and judges the overall effectiveness of the service as
‘satisfactory’. Senior managers are ‘providing clear
leadership which is strong and effective’ and the area’s capacity
for further improvement is also described as satisfactory –
acknowledging the impact to date of Cafcass’ practice improvement
programme.
Anthony Douglas, Cafcass Chief Executive
comments, “This report rightly recognises the drive to improve
frontline service delivery in our S1 service area. The
positive comments in the report regarding our focus on
safeguarding, the quality of report writing and good partnership
working reflect the hard work of our staff over many months to
provide a boost to the quality of our frontline practice."
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