This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition The Inspection Gap In Adult Social Services
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Currently there is NO independent inspection of decisions about people made by Adult Social Care departments. We ask the government to charge Ofsted with inspecting all Social Care decisions made by Local Authorities.
THE NEED FOR INSPECTION: LA staff both assess need and make funding, care and placement decisions without ANY independent inspection regime. This is a conflict of interest – pressure is on social workers, their managers and Directors of Services to meet budgetary targets.
People with disabilities and their families and carers are:
at risk of abuse - not getting the support they need - existing rather than living - or worse.
LA Directors are free to put their budgets first and people second
INSPECTING would improve the situation massively. In monetary terms it would cost a little and save a lot. In human terms it would save suffering, support the most vulnerable in our society and change many lives for the better.
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