West of Scotland Liberal Democrat MSP Ross Finnie has praised the services to protect children and young people in Inverclyde Council area.
The inspection of services to protect children in the Inverclyde area took place between June and September 2008. It covered the range of services and staff working in the area that had a role in protecting children. These included services provided by health, the police, the local authority and the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) as well as those provided by voluntary and independent organisations.
In the report published by the HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) Inverclyde's services to protect children and young people received two excellent ratings, fifteen very good ratings and one good rating.
"The protection of our children is one of the most important services provided, so I am delighted that this service is being provided at such a high standard in Inverclyde.
"Inverclyde's protective services greatly benefit from innovative schemes such as Mellow Parenting and Special Needs in Pregnancy Service (SNIPS) which provides new ways to support and care for children and families in Inverclyde.
"This excellent report is testament to the hard working staff across all the child protection services in Inverclyde. Inverclyde has established itself as a first rate and modern provider of protection, support and care to children.
"This report is a wonderful example of how protective services for children and young people should be carried out. Hopefully schemes introduced in Inverclyde like Mellow Parenting and SNIPS will soon be common place all over Scotland."
