The Government’s chief inspector of social services is to hold crucial talks with the Council of the Isles of Scilly after it was found to be one of the three worst authorities in the country for social services.
The Commission for Social Care Inspection gave the Authority, as well as Plymouth City Council, its lowest rating of zero stars - and now, despite recognising Scilly as a ?unique case,? its chief inspector is to hold talks with both the Council and ministers about “what further action might need to be taken” to improve performance.
A spokesman for the Isles of Scilly Council said it acknowledged problems relating to capacity and modernisation of services, but was “disappointed” by the low rating as a recent survey had shown 70 per cent satisfaction with social services. However, it had established a “clear way forward” to deliver improvements, it said.
None of the Westcountry local authorities accomplished the Commission’s top rating of three stars, achieved by 26 councils elsewhere in England.