Northamptonshire Children's Trust says it has already taken action following the Ofsted inspection.
Northamptonshire's child fostering service has been downgraded by Ofsted inspectors to inadequate
These included infrequent contact with children and staff struggling with "relatively high" workloads, theIn one case, inspectors could find no record of a social worker having a conversation with a child for over a year. They said there is "clearly much work needed to improve" the service and will hold an emergency meeting with NCT's senior leaders.Carers and foster children as well as social work staff were not fully supported by senior management at the fostering agency, Ofsted foundWhen some children joined a foster family, social workers would not routinely visit them to find out how they had settled in or if the placement was suitable.
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