Devon Social Services

some people may well accuse me of losing touch with reality or being unfair to Devon County Council and councillors but I strongly suggest that everybody obtain and read a copy of the Devon joint area review of children's services to begin to understand why I occasionally get angry, sometimes very angry.One of the prime reasons why we pay our council taxes is for social services, managers in particular, to protect the children of Devon. Read the report in particular sections 44 through to 50. Do it and find out what is really going on.Current procedures for recording contacts with and referrals to the social care service are inadequate.Performance management in social services is inadequate. Personnel files in childrens social care services are poorly maintained. There is no clear, written procedure for management decision-making when CRB checks reveal previous offence. This is unsafe practice.Sixty four children, in respect of foster carers, were placed outside the approval range of carers. Services to children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities are marked by inconsistencies. There is insifficient use of carers' assessments and too little attention to the needs of carers and other children in the family.Now I know that action is being taken to correct this appalling situation but one can legitimately ask how have we got to this appalling state of affairs and how much will it cost to correct the situation. Maybe they could use the money from the sale of Exeter International Airport to correct the situation. Oh yes thats right they can only use the £40 odd million to build new roads. Maybe they could build new care and nursing homes for the young and old of Devon. Shame on you DCC for allowing this to happen, what exactly are you being paid for.