Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 8 March 2010.
Dawn Primarolo
Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children, Young People and Families)
2:30,
8 March 2010
When the Ofsted report on the inadequacy of the services for safeguarding Calderdale children was published, my Department's officials were immediately in contact and have been in discussions with Calderdale local authority about the issues, looking into the reasons and the steps it intends to take. I will meet Calderdale local authority this afternoon to hear its proposals before having discussions with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State on any further action, including Intervention, that needs to be taken in that local authority.
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