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Herefordshire Council has been criticised by a High Court judge over failures in its children s services department COUNCILLORS have criticised a culture of lying, delay, and misdirection in Herefordshire s children s services department. Their comments came during an extraordinary meeting called after the publication of a damning judgement which found there had been egregious and long-standing failures in the county s children s services provision. Mr Justice Keehan questioned whether the council’s children’s services were fit for purpose after failures spanning more than eight years were found in the department s handling of four children who went into foster care in 2012.
Frustration over ban on discussing Herefordshire schoolâs sex lessons COUNCILLORS who were told they could not challenge a school’s controversial relationships and sex education policy have spoken out about their concerns. Councillors Jennie Hewitt and Liz Harvey, who sit on the standing advisory council for religious education committee (SACRE), had asked to discuss RSE policies at the meeting on March 12. But council lawyers told the committee the issues are beyond the committee’s remit. Earlier this month, council leaders raised serious concerns over a sex and relationship resource which is being taught at St Mary’s Roman Catholic High School in Lugwardine.
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Headteacher Stuart Wetson said St Mary’s is a Catholic school and their relationships and sex education policy is inspired by religious teachings of the Roman Catholic faith. HEREFORDSHIRE councillors have been told they have no power to intervene or challenge a school’s relationships and sex education policy (RSE). Requests had been made that the standing advisory council for religious education committee (SACRE) discuss RSE policies at today’s (March 12) meeting. But council officers told councillors the issues are beyond the committee’s remit. This comes after council leaders raised serious concerns over a sex and relationship resource which is being taught at St Mary’s Roman Catholic High School in Lugwardine.