Cllr Gail Engert, Liberal Democrat Children, Schools and Families spokesperson comments:

“This is another damning indictment of Haringey’s Children’s Social Services. It is official identification that Haringey is failing to provide adequate services for our young people and most worryingly describes the capacity to improve matters as inadequate.

“The fundamental change needed to turn our Children’s Services around seems unlikely when Labour continue to shuffle their pack rather than embrace any real change. They have restricted scrutiny, stifled debate and discussion – an exemplar children’s service will not be borne from such bad governance. ”

Cllr Robert Gorrie, Liberal Democrat Group Leader, adds:

“This report assesses Haringey as one of the four worst performing boroughs in the country and states that ‘weaknesses have been identified at all levels of the Council’.

“Forty years of Labour mismanagement has produced an enormous problem for Haringey and its residents. We have called on central government to re-inspect all our services and provide substantial additional resources so residents do not have to pay the penalty for Labours failings.”