: 'Tick-box' social work criticised

The Press Association: 'Tick-box' social work criticised: "Social workers should spend less time filling in forms and more time talking to children, the head of an independent review into child protection in England has said.
Professor Eileen Munro also wants to strip Ofsted of the power to evaluate reports into the deaths of abused or neglected children.
And the regulator should scrap making pre-planned checks on children's services in favour of unannounced visits, the review found.
Prof Munro's report also stresses the importance of having a management and inspection process that monitors whether children are getting the help they need, rather than being a 'tick-box exercise'."

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