The March sitting of Tynwald will be asked to receive a report on the inspection of services for children and young people in the Isle of Man.
The independent inspection was carried out by the Care Inspectorate of Scotland at the request of the Council of Ministers between August and October 2013.
The report identifies three key priorities that the Isle of Man needs to concentrate on to achieve its vision for children and young people:
- Improvements in the provision of effective early intervention and support for children, young people and families;
- Improvements in the immediate response to children who may be at risk of abuse or neglect and the key processes that support this; and
- Stronger collaborative leadership to advance creativity and innovation within and across Departments.
Chris Robertshaw MHK, Minister designate for Policy and Reform and previously Minister for Social Care, said:
'The Inspection has found that all staff in children’s services are committed to ensuring all children on the Isle of Man get, if needed the support and services they require to be safe and achieve their potential, however this could be improved further by services being truly integrated and problems being identified at an early stage.
'All Departments involved in children’s services have already started work on the improvements needed to address the three key points identified and, are looking forward to proving at the follow up inspection that the services have improved substantially.'
