Sutton Council has been praised for its work protecting vulnerable children in a new Government report.

A national report by Ofsted that reviewed leadership in England’s children’s services, praised the council’s senior children’s social work team and the way they work with children in care.

Sutton Council was named as one of nine English local authorities that are beacons of best practice.

Inspectors praised frontline staff and managers, and highlighted Sutton’s mentoring scheme for senior managers, which was created to meet the individual needs of children who are looked after or who are care leavers.

Councillor Wendy Mathys, chairwoman of the children, family and education committee, said: “Our children’s services team work incredibly hard to support vulnerable young people.”