Acknowledgement
We wish to thank those who assisted us during the inspection. We received a very warm welcome from everyone we met in social work services and throughout Moray. We are grateful to all the people who took the time to complete and return our questionnaires and participate during our fieldwork, and also to the staff at the Council HQ for their assistance and hospitality. In particular, we would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the social work services inspection co-ordinator and his team who provided support and guidance to the team throughout the inspection. Thanks also to those members of staff who assisted us with the case file reading.