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It is anticipated that the operating costs of the LSCB will be reduced significantly following the establishment of the 3 boroughLSCB. The current cost of LSCB trainer will be shared by the 3 boroughs providing a saving for Hammersmith and Fulham of£40,000. Similarly from April 2012 there are cost savings in respect to the LSCB Manager and LSCB chair.There has been a focus on reducing costs of venues and use of external trainers. Training now provides only limited refreshments4. Monitoring and AuditsIn the course of the reporting year there has been a focus on both multi agency audits as well as single agency audits.4.1 Multi agency auditsA most comprehensive multi agency inspection of safeguarding and looked after children services in Hammersmith andFulham was carried out by Ofsted in June 2011.Page 248The inspection measured our performance against a total of 22 judgements and confirmed that children are well served byour services, which are rated by Ofsted as never less than good and, in many cases, outstanding. This evaluation is equal tothe best Local Authority outcome since this new tougher inspection regime was introduced the previous year.The inspectors were rigorous in their examination of services and challenged agencies throughout to provide actualevidence of how they had improved outcomes for children. In their feedback there are nevertheless, lessons that the LSCBneeded to learn as it continues the pursuit of ever higher standardsRecord of main findings from the Inspection:Safeguarding servicesOverall effectivenessCapacity for improvementSafeguarding outcomes for children and youngpeopleChildren and young people are safe and feel safeGoodOutstandingGood31