The Inside View: More on Reading's Children's Services

Reading Evening Post has continued it's coverage of events in Reading's children's services department.

New Borough Chief Executive, Michael Coughlin, has stated that changes to the service began being implemented as soon as potential improvements were identified during the review towards the end of last year, reassuring current service users about RBC's robust action plan.

Council Spokesman, Chris Branagan, explained, “the review of the death of Trae-Bleu Layne identified systemic problems in social care practice at the council," noting that several aspects of departmental procedure have since been changed.

Separately, the REP blows the whistle on continuing discontent inside the department, which suggests more still needs to be done.

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For full coverage of the events which have rocked Reading since the death of Child T, go to the Special Report on Children's Services in Reading (see sidebar).