Concern over Children Centres Southport Liberal Democrat councillors have expressed grave concern over Sefton Council’s proposal to combine the work of Children Centres with Talbot Street Family Centre. “This plan by Sefton Council is fraught with potential problems and is very worrying because these two centres fulfil different roles for the benefit of children and families and to amalgamate them can only have a negative impact,” said Councillor Pat Keith, a member of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and safeguarding) “The Family Centre is a statutory service where 90% of the work is commissioned by social services or … Continue reading Concern over Southport Children Centres