Government takes over Croydon child services after 'serious failures'

Weak management and overworked staff among the widespread shortcomings revealed in Ofsted reportThe government has taken control of Croydon’s children’s services after an Ofsted report revealed “widespread and serious” failures were leaving youngsters at risk.
It blamed weak management at all levels of the south London borough for failing to ensure social workers followed protocols for missing children and those at risk of sexual abuse. Too few young people who ran away w