The 10-day Ofsted inspection carried out in October looked at how well front-line council services helped and protected children and young people to be safe from harm and well cared for.

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The 10-day Ofsted inspection carried out in October looked at how well front-line council services help and protect children and young people, keeping them safe from harm and well cared for.

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By law, the across-the-board cuts are supposed to be taken in equal measure from front-line programs like air traffic control, meat inspection and the Border Patrol and lower-priority items such as agriculture research and subsidies for airline travel to rural airports.

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