Elderly and vulnerable people across Lincolnshire and their carers are suffering from a catalogue of failures at the heart of Lincolnshire's social services.The latest damning indictment of local social services is revealed in the an indepdendent auditor's report which finds service provision for the 66,000 carers in Lincolnshire is "patchy and mostly inadequate with minimal availability and choice of respite care".
The Lincolnshire Echo reports tonight that the report was commissioned after councillors recognised that services had "lost their way".
It contains 54 separate recommendations on how to turn the service around.
For years, my Labour colleagues on Lincolnshire County Council have been exposing the failings.
And for years, the Tories responsible for delivery of the services have been claiming that things are getting better.
This latest report nails the lie once and for all.
