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The Children's Commissioner for Wales is to be asked to join a special forum that will look at ways to improve Cardiff social services following a joint review that placed the department among the three worst in the UK.

The leader of the council, Russell Goodway, has written to Welsh assembly social services minister Jane Hutt to enlist the help of commissioner Peter Clarke.

In his letter, Goodway also expresses concern that Hutt has not allowed experienced officials from the assembly to assist the council to tackle the raft of problems identified within social services in Cardiff.


The minister said that assembly officials would provide advice and support as appropriate, but that the council needed to drive forward the necessary changes.

The commissioner said that he had not yet received any formal request from the council and would only be able to assist as an observer.