Social Services Inspectorate report raise some practice issues
The overall standard of assistance being provided to children in care is being adequately met.
However, he Social Services Inspectorate report for 2004 shows some residential centres need to improve quality of care.
Staffing issues remain a problem as well as after-care provision.
Children's Minister Brian Lenihan said today that the recommendations will be addressed.
“I’m glad to see that there’s no recommendations that raise resource issues on the report. The recommendations relate to practice issues and it’s important that practices are improved in line with the recommendations – that’s what the inspectorate are for,” he said.
