The new Commission for Social Care Inspection has warned that the integration of education and social services outlined in the green paper could put children at greater risk, writes Natasha Salari.
The CSCI, which will replace the National Care Standards Commission in April next year, said: "It is the experience of our transferring bodies that children can be most at risk when services are preoccupied by structural change."
In its response to the children’s green paper, 'Every Child Matters', the CSCI said: “Those accountable for services to children take their ‘eye off the ball’ and pay attention to developing the changed structures rather than the outcomes for children."
Children’s trusts and directors of children’s services “may or may not” improve services and outcomes for children, the formal response went on to say.
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