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image captionProgress to improve has been slow since the authority s children s services were rated inadequate in 2018
A former children s commissioner has urged voters to quiz candidates in Bradford s local elections on 6 May on their plans for helping children and young people.
The city s children s services department has been dogged by staffing issues and criticism from watchdog Ofsted, while projects aimed at vulnerable youth have struggled for funding.
Earlier this month it was revealed the Labour-run council s bill for agency staff to work in children s social work had quadrupled in three years - currently running at £17m a year.