One of the major criticisms of Neath Port Talbot CBC going back to its earliest days was its care of looked-after children. When I was part of the opposition up to 2012, it had more children in care per head of population than any other Welsh council. It had a poor attitude towards foster parents and natural parents alike. Things came to a head a short time after when the council was censured by central government inspectors. Changes had to be made.
The improvement has been such that the council has attracted praise from the Sunday Times this week. There is still plenty wrong at Port Talbot, and in some ways the Labour-run council has gone backwards, but on one important part of its responsibilities it has made progress.
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